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It's a long way to go It's a long way to temporary to the sweetest girl I know Hello everyone and welcome. The History of the Great War episode 101. This week

starts out with a big thank you to Ben for his support on Patreon. This is not the same Ben that I gave

a shout out to last week and for some reason we've become quite popular with Ben's. So

many Ben's so Ben's so Ben and Ben. Thank you. Also thank you to

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started recording. This week we take our Psalm narrative out of the fateful month of

July and into August. In his book The Somme, The Darkest Hour on the Western Front, Peter Hart would say that, quote, in some ways the study of August and early September is the least rewarding and most utterly

depressing chapter and the whole tragic epic of the Somme offensive. The British had

the troops, the guns, the ammunition, and even the weather weather the perpetual enemy of British generals

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