WW1 Ep. 7: The Somme & The First Iron Tanks | Bloodiest Day in British History (1916)

Episode 7 of 9 · World War 1 – The Complete Audio Documentary Series On July 1, 1916, along an eighteen-mile front in the rolling chalk valleys of northern France, one hundred thousand British soldiers climbed out of their trenches and walked into the fire of the German machine guns. In less than an hour, the first day of the Battle of the Somme became the bloodiest day in British military history, suffering fifty-seven thousand casualties in a single morning. Experience this full-length historical documentary audiobook detailing the colossal struggle along the Somme River. From the tragic sacrifice of the volunteer Pals Battalions and the thunderous detonation of the Lochnagar mine to the desperate fighting in Delville Wood and the secret battlefield debut of the world's first armored tanks, discover how modern warfare transformed from human courage to mechanical iron. Settle in, put on your headphones, and witness the defining clash of World War I that changed the nature of warfare forever. 🎧 World War 1 – The Complete Audio Documentary Series (watch in order) Ep 1 – The Spark at Sarajevo (1914) Ep 2 – The Miracle of the Marne (1914) Ep 3 – Tannenberg & The Frozen East (1914) Ep 4 – Gallipoli: The Bloody Cliffs of Anzac (1915) Ep 5 – Verdun: The 300 Days of Hell (1916) Ep 6 – The Battle of Jutland (1916) ▶ Ep 7 – The Somme & The First Iron Tanks (1916) ← you are here Ep 8 – Knights of the Sky: The Red Baron Ep 9 – Passchendaele: The Sea of Mud (1917) New here? Start with Episode 1 and follow the series playlist in order. Chapters: 00:00 The Rolling Valleys of Picardy 02:40 Chapter 1: The Pals Battalions of Kitchener's Army 04:57 Chapter 2: The Seven-Day Bombardment 07:16 Chapter 3: The Thirty-Foot Deep Stollen 09:36 Chapter 4: The Colossal Mine at Lochnagar 11:55 Chapter 5: Seven-Thirty AM: The Whistles Blow 14:14 Chapter 6: The Scythe of the Maxim Guns 16:45 Chapter 7: The Tragedy of the First of July 19:09 Chapter 8: The Nightmare of Delville Wood 21:24 Chapter 9: The Secret Crates from England 23:54 Chapter 10: The Debut of the Iron Monster 25:52 Chapter 11: Panic in the German Trenches 28:12 Chapter 12: The Autumn Deluge in the Mud 30:07 Chapter 13: The Butte de Warlencourt 31:57 Chapter 14: Haig Halts the Offensive 34:00 Chapter 15: The Broken Spine of the German Army 36:28 The Legacy of the Somme AI-assisted narration & visuals · Original story & script, made for this channel. ▶ More from this channel: WW1 Ep. 6: The Battle of Jutland | Clash of the Iron Dreadnoughts (1916) -    • WW1 Ep. 6: The Battle of Jutland | Clash o...   #WorldWar1 #WW1 #WW1Episode7 #BattleOfTheSomme #TheGreatWar