{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63a31250f24452001106f29a/69d9c84ad3f0dd77470d81a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Somme, A River of Blood","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63a31250f24452001106f29a/1775879901744-0d5c6df9-e574-4d79-a6ac-3aae2ed35755.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>They thought the path was clear…</p><p> they thought the enemy was gone.</p><p>On July 1, 1916, the Battle of the Somme began with confidence—</p><p> but within minutes, everything fell apart.</p><p>Machine guns waiting.</p><p> Barbed wire untouched.</p><p> Thousands walking straight into chaos.</p><p><br></p><p>⚠️ What was meant to be a breakthrough…</p><p> became one of the bloodiest chapters of World War I.</p><p>And it didn’t end in days—</p><p> it dragged on for months.</p><p>A battle not of victory…</p><p> but of survival.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Stay with the episode until the very end.  </p><p> </p><p>#BattleOfTheSomme #WW1History #WorldWar1 #WarHistory #DarkHistory #MilitaryHistory #TrenchWarfare #WarStories #HistoricalEvents #WW1Battles #BritishArmyHistory #Somme1916 #HistoryPodcast #BrutalHistory #UntoldHistory</p>","author_name":"Marifatuz Zakiah"}