Archive - The Old Front Line with Paul Reed

The Soft Underbelly of the Third Reich

The D-Day Dodgers in Italy

Sep 8, 2023 •

January 2023

New YouTube Short: Tirailleurs

The Story of France's Colonial soldiers in the Great War

Jan 11, 2023 •

November 2022

The Old Front Line on Substack

Join me here on Substack for Military History from WW1 and WW2

Nov 5, 2022 •

Join my new Substack subscriber chat

A Substack space for us to talk about military history.

Nov 3, 2022 •

October 2022

Wartime Radio: The Secret Listeners

A fascinating 1979 BBC documentary about WW2.

Oct 15, 2022 •

All Quiet... a Preview

The new Netflix version of the classic Great War film, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Oct 5, 2022 •

August 2022

Dieppe 80: Veterans Gather

On the 80th Anniversary of Operation Jubilee, read this latest entry of Paul Reed's War Diary on SubStack. #WW2 #Dieppe80

Aug 19, 2022 •

The Dawn of a new kind of warfare.

Aug 8, 2022 •

Ghosts of the Snakeshead

Two veterans, returning to the battlefield at Monte Cassino.

Aug 1, 2022 •

July 2022

Passchendaele Remembered

On the 105th Anniversary we remember this iconic Great War battle.

Jul 31, 2022 •

Welcome to The War Diary

The War Diary begins, and some thoughts on the We Have Ways festival.

Jul 29, 2022 •

This is The Old Front Line with Paul Reed, a newsletter about Military History - WW1 & WW2.

Jul 29, 2022 •

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