Paul Reed
@sommecourt.bsky.social
Military Historian, author and Battlefield Guide. Occasional wargamer. Host of the Old Front Line #WW1 #podcast.
www.oldfrontline.co.uk
www.oldfrontline.co.uk
With Advent upon us it’s that time of year I begin my watch of the wonderful Box of Delights! The Wolves Are Running!
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
With Advent upon us it’s that time of year I begin my watch of the wonderful Box of Delights! The Wolves Are Running!
It’s that time of month where I go into town for a decent coffee and a copy of @wssmagazine.bsky.social - always the sign of a good weekend!
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s that time of month where I go into town for a decent coffee and a copy of @wssmagazine.bsky.social - always the sign of a good weekend!
Was watching two series about Berlin in 1933 and 1945 (recommended) on iPlayer and this is the area where the park is today, I’d say?
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Was watching two series about Berlin in 1933 and 1945 (recommended) on iPlayer and this is the area where the park is today, I’d say?
Thanks to all who joined me for an @oldfrontline.bsky.social Podcast Supporters Evening tonight where we looked at Official Photos of the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thanks to all who joined me for an @oldfrontline.bsky.social Podcast Supporters Evening tonight where we looked at Official Photos of the Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
Fantastic to see The Old Front Line featured and reviewed in this weeks Radio Times!
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Fantastic to see The Old Front Line featured and reviewed in this weeks Radio Times!
Officially the battle of the Somme came to an end #OTD in 1916. British units attacked on the Ancre & beyond the Bapaume Road, Canadians fought in the snow at Desire Trench near Courcelette: I took this there a few years ago: dappled snow echoing the shell-smashed ground of 1916.
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Officially the battle of the Somme came to an end #OTD in 1916. British units attacked on the Ancre & beyond the Bapaume Road, Canadians fought in the snow at Desire Trench near Courcelette: I took this there a few years ago: dappled snow echoing the shell-smashed ground of 1916.
The Old Front Line #YouTube Channel is only a small one but I was pleased to see it pass 8K subscribers last night. Looking for some #WW1 content then do have a look: youtube.com/@oldfrontlin...
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Old Front Line #YouTube Channel is only a small one but I was pleased to see it pass 8K subscribers last night. Looking for some #WW1 content then do have a look: youtube.com/@oldfrontlin...
The Battle of the Ancre took place #OTD in 1916. Among those killed was Leonard Hasman of the Anson Battalion, an 18 year old from Barrow Hill. He’d enlisted at 17 and joined the unit France being killed in his first battle. I rescued his Memorial Plaque some time ago.
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Battle of the Ancre took place #OTD in 1916. Among those killed was Leonard Hasman of the Anson Battalion, an 18 year old from Barrow Hill. He’d enlisted at 17 and joined the unit France being killed in his first battle. I rescued his Memorial Plaque some time ago.
Today in 1918 the Guns Fell Silent on the Western Front, and more than a century later on Armistice Day we continue to reflect on the meaning of the Great War, and all those ordinary men and women in extraordinary times.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Today in 1918 the Guns Fell Silent on the Western Front, and more than a century later on Armistice Day we continue to reflect on the meaning of the Great War, and all those ordinary men and women in extraordinary times.
A daughter’s hand places a cross against her father’s name on the Cassino Memorial to the Missing. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceSunday
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A daughter’s hand places a cross against her father’s name on the Cassino Memorial to the Missing. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceSunday
We Will Remember Them - sunset on the Somme at Courcelette British Cemetery. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceSunday
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We Will Remember Them - sunset on the Somme at Courcelette British Cemetery. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceSunday
Forgotten Battlefield is about to start on BBC4 - a few photos from the filming in 2001. One of the more incredible experiences I’ve had on The Old Front Line.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Forgotten Battlefield is about to start on BBC4 - a few photos from the filming in 2001. One of the more incredible experiences I’ve had on The Old Front Line.
It’s here as per iPlayer:
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It’s here as per iPlayer:
Thanks to all who joined me for an @oldfrontline.bsky.social Supporters Evening where we discussed the Official Images of the Battle of Messines in June 1917.
October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thanks to all who joined me for an @oldfrontline.bsky.social Supporters Evening where we discussed the Official Images of the Battle of Messines in June 1917.
Shrapnel from 1944 found along the edge of the fields at Hill 112 in Normandy this morning.
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Shrapnel from 1944 found along the edge of the fields at Hill 112 in Normandy this morning.
On a Battlefield Tour in Normandy and at a museum we visit regularly which seems to get more and more tempting to the wargamer in me each time I visit. 😱
October 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
On a Battlefield Tour in Normandy and at a museum we visit regularly which seems to get more and more tempting to the wargamer in me each time I visit. 😱
The scars of war in Ranville: from MG/Flak impact marks on buildings to battle-damaged (and later repaired) walls. One of the many layers of that landscape of the Second World War in Normandy.
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The scars of war in Ranville: from MG/Flak impact marks on buildings to battle-damaged (and later repaired) walls. One of the many layers of that landscape of the Second World War in Normandy.
Popped into Ranville Church this morning - in the heart of the Airborne Drop in 1944 and at the heart of post-war visits by veterans.
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Popped into Ranville Church this morning - in the heart of the Airborne Drop in 1944 and at the heart of post-war visits by veterans.
That time of the month for decent coffee and a read of the new @wssmagazine.bsky.social.
September 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
That time of the month for decent coffee and a read of the new @wssmagazine.bsky.social.
Thanks to all who joined us for a @oldfrontline.bsky.social Podcast Supporters evening where @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social joined us for an excellent talk about the Battle of Loos in 1915 - with the 110th Anniversary tomorrow, very apt!
September 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thanks to all who joined us for a @oldfrontline.bsky.social Podcast Supporters evening where @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social joined us for an excellent talk about the Battle of Loos in 1915 - with the 110th Anniversary tomorrow, very apt!
Every year on the Arnhem Anniversary I take this book off the shelves and give it a read: it’s one of my favourite memoirs of the battle, and I love the Prologue too and the introduction by Hackett, who I was lucky to meet several times.
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Every year on the Arnhem Anniversary I take this book off the shelves and give it a read: it’s one of my favourite memoirs of the battle, and I love the Prologue too and the introduction by Hackett, who I was lucky to meet several times.
#Arnhem81: today in 1944 Operation Market Garden began. The Air Armada took elements of three Airborne divisions deep into enemy territory and filled the skies as men dropped between Eindhoven & Arnhem, as seen in these private photos of the time.
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#Arnhem81: today in 1944 Operation Market Garden began. The Air Armada took elements of three Airborne divisions deep into enemy territory and filled the skies as men dropped between Eindhoven & Arnhem, as seen in these private photos of the time.
Season 9 of @oldfrontline.bsky.social begins tomorrow with a walk at Gommecourt on the Somme. Lots more coming this season!
September 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Season 9 of @oldfrontline.bsky.social begins tomorrow with a walk at Gommecourt on the Somme. Lots more coming this season!