Somme
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8 mentions
6 recordings
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 7 Sep
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Major World War I battle fought in 1916 on the Western Front
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Peak in the week of 19 Aug — 3 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentDr. Spencer JonesWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 143: The Ancre: The Final Major Battle of the Somme · 53:09 · 7 Sep
…growing experience, the Somme is just still an incredibly brutal place to fight.…
Dan HillWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 141: Thiepval 1916: Storming the Impossible Ridge · 49:58 · 24 Aug
…It's a very powerful memorial to all of those lads that lose their lives on the Somme.…
Dan HillWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 141: Thiepval 1916: Storming the Impossible Ridge · 47:10 · 24 Aug
…But it also, I think, by the same measure, Spence, whilst we move ahead to the final phase of the Somme battle and our deep dive on the Somme as a whole, we really should reflect on the fact that, of course, even victories such as this one were from a British perspective, they're not free.…
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