Western Front (World War I)
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Western Front (World War I) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook contends that conditions at Gallipoli were worse than on the Western Front, citing veterans of both.
“I think the conditions at Gallipoli are just unbelievably hellish. And they're definitely worse than the Western Front”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:33
Sandbrook argues that Churchill was deluded in seeking diversions, because the war could only be won on the Western Front.
“he is deluded. The war is only ever going to be won on the Western Front”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 10:13
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)The Rest Is History · May 31, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the origins of the Gallipoli campaign, Churchill's Dardanelles scheme, and the bloody Allied landings of 25 April 1915.