Start / Footsteps of the fallen / 75 acres of hell high wood

Footsteps of the fallen

75 acres of hell - High Wood

35 min • 20 september 2020

For a period of two months between July and September 1916, the British and Germans fought bitterly for control of High Wood, which dominated the Bazentin ridge on the Somme. Described as being 75 acres of hell by an officer who served there, the wood claimed thousands of lives, and the career of one Corps Commander sacked for wanton waste of life.

Senaste avsnitt

Bois Grenier

6 juli | 67 min

Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps

1 juni | 60 min

In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

18 maj | 68 min

The Brickstacks

27 april | 63 min

Fromelles

13 april | 66 min

Podcastbild

00:00 -00:00

Podcastbild

00:00 -00:00