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Great War historian and writer Alex Lyons joined me on an evening in the UK to let us into a very personal and ground-level account of a French soldier in the First World War: through the letters of his great-grandfather, Jules Andr\\xe9 Destrigneville.

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Alex has been composing tweets of Jules\\u2019 letters, cross-referenced against unit histories, orders, and other soldiers\\u2019 accounts. He has also written articles for the Great War Group\\u2019s excellent publication, Salient Points. Having the time to talk with Alex about his great-grandfather\\u2019s experiences and the general experience of French soldiers in World War I was an immensely rewarding time, and I think you\\u2019ll enjoy it.\\xa0

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Correction: deep into the episode Alex and I discuss some of the ranks in the French Army, specifically those of sous-officiers and officiers.

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Sous-officiers are those of NonCommissioned Officers, and are the ranks of Caporal, Sergeant, and Adjutant and their various grades. Officiers are officer ranks, beginning at Sous Lieutenant and going all the way up to G\\xe9n\\xe9ral.

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Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ri315e

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Link for the Great War Group: https://greatwargroup.com/

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The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.\\xa0

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Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes.\\xa0

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