Mike Cunha
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The Battles of the First World War Podcast goes in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918. The goal is to really go into the details of how and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did. In telling the narrative of these clashes we can revisit some of the stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and died during the first titanic struggle of the 20th Century, for these people have stories that deserve to be told.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A deep First World War interview show that makes battles, armies, logistics, and source material easier to follow.
Battles of the First World War Podcast stays in a focused military history lane: long conversations about armies, battles, books, and source material tied to the 1914 to 1918 war.
You came for Verdun, stayed for road logistics and trench-photo gossip.
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A World War I conversation about new weapons, old tactics, and the machinery of violence.
The episode opens with Daniel Krauss and spends a fair stretch on his earlier work before Angel Down takes center stage. That setup includes Whalefall, The Shape of Water, Trollhunters, and his work with George A. Romero, so the book itself arrives a little later than expected.
A German historian turns the Meuse-Argonne into family history and a measured wartime path from farm to front.
The Meuse-Argonne gets a more personal treatment here: not American memory alone, but a German historian tracing the battle through family history, farm life, and a wartime path that runs from draft in February 1915 to Russia, Romania, Champagne, the Chemin des Dames,…
A grounded look at Sergeant Alvin C. York State Park as a preserved World War I site and host of Great War Expo II.
Great War Expo II presents Sergeant Alvin C. York State Park as more than a preserved landmark; it also works as a place for World War I interpretation.
Women war correspondents are treated here as a real force in wartime reporting, not a footnote.
This episode treats women war correspondents as central to World War I journalism, not a side note. Chris Dubbs's An Unladylike Profession gives it structure, and the focus stays on how American women pushed into a field that was still largely closed to them, even with official…
A medal and an ID tag open a clear Black Watch story built on evidence.
Michel Gravel starts with a medal, an ID tag, and one named soldier, and the episode keeps its footing by following the objects instead of reaching for grand claims. It moves through the Black Watch story and the Canada-Scotland regimental links with a collector's patience.
A pilgrimage to Clemory turns battlefield geography into family memory.
This monthly patron talk follows Jake Lamb into a very personal Meuse-Argonne pilgrimage. His stop in Clemory is framed as a return to the village where his father was wounded, and Clint Heacock comes across as a longtime friend and fellow podcaster who brings another steady…
A careful conversation about General Buat, heavy artillery, and the logic of operational art.
French Army General Buat's heavy artillery reserve is a solid First World War subject, and it opens onto French command, operational art, and the practical problem of building firepower for 1918.
A measured look at Saxons in Flanders that favors sources, place, and careful military history.
This conversation focuses on the Saxons in Flanders, but its real draw is the way it makes a war readable through sources, places, and selection.
Outnumbered units, remembered under fire.
Battle maps, war films, and patient context.
War news, tested against military reality.
Antique European history, read aloud.
Steve Girard, a U.S.
Battles of the First World War Podcast opens a new series on the Second Battle of the Marne, fought from July 15 to August 6, 1918, and frames it as the campaign that turned the tide of the Great War.
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Mike opens by welcoming Xavier Lewis, a Birmingham military history student and listener who first reached out by email.
Jake Lamb's trip to Clemory anchors this monthly Patreon talk.
Andrew Lucas joins the show to talk about Fighting the Kaiser's War and the Saxons' experience on the Western Front.
The host welcomes Daniel Krauss and opens with a tight portrait of his work across novels, TV, and film.
This episode analyzes the Battle of the Matz in June 1918, focusing on the German offensive Gneisenau and the French counterattack led by General Charles Mangin.
Brett Hawks, a 73-year-old from Cape Ann, Massachusetts, recounts his two-week cycling expedition across France retracing his grandfather's WWI footsteps using a 100-year-old family photo album annotated with locations.
Pete Owen, a retired Marine Corps officer and historian, discusses the 2nd Battalion 6th Marines in World War I.
Christina Holstein and Alex Lyons return to discuss the French army during World War I.
The conversation opens with a small milestone: the show's first German historian guest.
One man has visited 350 Victoria Cross graves across 56 countries.
The show returns to the French Army in 1916 and follows the story beyond Verdun.
Forgotten women get their names back.
Michel Gravel returns with a collector's trail that starts with a medal and ends in the Black Watch's numbering.
Battles of the First World War Podcast visits Sergeant Alvin C.
Roger Steward and Dr Dominiek Dendooven discuss the new Ypres League and a fundraising drive to restore demarcation stones in the Ypres Salient.
David Boris joins the show to talk about Punching Above Our Weight and the 150-year arc of the Canadian military.
Poetry needs to be heard—that's when I finally understood why a poem about dying soldiers matters.
Discussion on AI tools in investing and market analysis with community insights.
This episode recounts the Joncherey skirmish of August 2, 1914, where Corporal Jules-André Peugeot of France and Lieutenant Albert Otto Walter Meyer of Germany became the first military casualties of World War I.
Craig DeSteiger, a 76-year-old retired oil company engineer, recounts his remarkable life visiting 62 countries and living in diverse cultural environments.
This episode announces and details the 2026 Lost Battalion Tours Meuse-Argonne pilgrimage, a week-long guided tour of World War I battlefields in France.
May 27, 1918 begins in fire.
John Chase, author of Searching for John DeWitt, turns 80 trench letters from his grandfather into a family history rooted in Griswold, Iowa, Armistice Day, and the 42nd Rainbow Division.
This episode recaps the series on the French Army in WWI and previews coverage of the battles of Verdun and the Somme in 1916.
An interview with Phil Watson discussing British military doctrine during World War I.
An interview with Eric and Tom Longy about their book on Henri Longy's service in both World Wars.
This episode announces a fundraiser to restore World War I demarcation stones in the Ypres Salient and previews an upcoming interview about them.
A Patreon patron talk episode featuring a guest discussing a World War I battlefield tour and pilgrimage.
In-depth narrative exploration of World War I battles, featuring an interview with Philip Cross.
An interview with Randy Galky about World War I battles, specifically the Merzar Gone battle.
The host and a friend discuss the podcast, World War I, the host's background, and the current war in Ukraine.
Host Mike interviews Alex Lyons about his great-grandfather's letters from the French infantry in World War I.
Host Mike interviews Yoss Huber about Black Mill Games' WWI video game series, discussing their development and historical inspiration.