In this episode, we’ll follow the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” through the horrors of trench warfare, and through their struggle for equality.
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#23 Cher Ami
Carrier pigeons are some of the most unsung heroes of the First World War and this is the story of one of the most determined, heroic pigeons of all time. Her name is Cher Ami. Music: -Hypocrite by Jean-Michel Blais and CFCF -Beyond the Milk Wood by Federico Albanese -America (Industrial Era) by Geoff…
#07 The Christmas Truce
In 1914, German and English soldiers unofficially decided that there would be no fighting Christmas day. They met to trade cigarettes and swap stories in no man's land, defying its very name. It turns out no country has a monopoly on Christmas cheer. Music: -Small Memory by John Hopkins -We Move Lightly by Dustin…