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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
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Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
W...
Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
/about-the-wfa/exec-committee-profiles/dr-tom-thorpe-mcipr-ma-ba/
Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts.
W...
Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR, MA, BA
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Tom is a public historian, podcaster, Belfast City tour guide, and an aspiring academic. His academic curiosity centres around combatant morale in 20th-century conflicts, delving into how societies, contexts, organizational cultures, and personal experiences shape the motivation of individuals to engage in armed conflicts. W...
Ep. 1 - HMS Caroline
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This episode comes from HMS Caroline, the last remaining warship that fought at the 1916 Battle of Jutland. We also interview historian Gavin Hughes on his new book Fighting Irish, talk to Beverly Jones about Peterborough’s tea stall visitors book stories and speak to PhD student Michael Woods about tactical learning in 1915....
Ep. 2 - Lessons from the Battle of the Somme
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We hear from historians Steven Barker and Jack Sheldon on how combatants learnt lessons from the Battle of the Somme. Your browser does not support the audio element. We also discuss with psychologist Peter Hodgkinson his latest book Glum...
Ep. 3 - Stately Homes and Cartoons in the First World War
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This episode looks at the new research on the Great War from the University of Kent. PhD students Jack Davies tells about his research into stately homes as hospitals and Philippa Gregory discusses her doctoral study into cartoon humour during the war. Your browser does not...
Ep. 4 – The Honourable Artillery Company in 1917 – Michael Orr
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Michael Orr talks about ‘Bunny and his artillery company: Command and Morale in 2nd Battalion Honourable Artillery Company in 1917’, a lecture from the joint WFA and British Commission for Military History conference ‘The Armies of 1917’, held in April 2017. Your browser d...
Ep. 5 – French Tanks in 1917 – Dr Tim Gale
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Dr Tim Gale talks about ‘The development of French armoured warfare doctrine in 1917 ’, a lecture from the joint WFA and British Commission for Military History conference ‘The Armies of 1917’, held in April 2017. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 6 – British Staff in 1917 – Dr Paul Harris
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Dr Paul Harris talks about ‘The British Army Staff System in 1917′, a lecture from the joint WFA and British Commission for Military History conference ‘The Armies of 1917’, held in April 2017. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 7 – Irish Soldiers in 1917 – Philip Pratley
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Philip Pratley talks about ‘Irish Soldiers One Year On: The Changes of 1917 ’, a lecture from the joint Western Front Association and British Commission for Military History conference ‘The Armies of 1917’, held in April 2017. Your browser does not support the audio element...
Ep. 8 – The Great War’s Influence on Popular Music – Dr Peter Grant
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Dr Peter Grant, a cultural historian from the Cass Business School, discusses how the Great War has shaped and provided inspiration for modern pop bands, heavy metal and contemporary classical music. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 9 – Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps – Dr Samantha Philo-Gill
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Dr Samantha Philo-Gill discusses her new book on the formation, role and legacy of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (published by Pen & Sword). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 10 – Battlefield tourism on the Western Front – Dr Stephen Miles
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Dr Stephen Miles discusses battlefield tourism on the Western Front based on his new book The Western Front : Landscape, Tourism and Heritage, published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 11 – Winning with Laughter – Cartoonists in the Great War – Luci Gosling
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Luci Gosling, from the Mary Evans Picture Library, discusses a talk she gave to the Western Front Association's 2017 AGM in Newcastle on cartoons, cartoonists and the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Dr Tom Thorp...
Ep. 12 – The Diary of a Belgian Priest – 1917 with the British in Ypres – Dominiek Dendooven
Dominiek Dendooven, from the In Flanders Fields museum, discusses the recently published 1917 diary of Belgian priest Achiel Van Walleghem, who was based near Ypres behind the British lines (Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd). Your browser does not support the audio el...
Ep. 13 – The Great War tea stall at Peterborough East Station
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Beverly Jones, from Peterborough Archives Service, talks about the research into two visitors’ books from a tea stall run by the Women’s United Total Abstinence Council on Peterborough East Railway Station during 1916 and 1917. Your browser does not support the audio elemen...
Ep. 14 – General Fox Conner and the American Expeditionary Force in WW1 – Steven Rabalais
Steven Rabalais talks about his biography of General Fox Conner (published by Casemate) who was the American Expeditionary Force during the Great War and was a mentor to Dwight Eisenhower in the 1920s. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 15 – 'The Island of Ireland and the Great War in Flanders' with Piet Chielens from In Flanders Fields Museum
Piet Chielens, the Coordinator of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, gives a guest lecture at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast on ‘The Island of Ireland and the Great War in Flanders’. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 16 – The Myths of the Irish at Messines – Dr Tim Bowman
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Dr Tim Bowman, University of Kent, gives a guest lecture at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast to mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines (7 June) which involved the Irish raised divisions, 16th Irish and 36th Ulster. His talk addresses the myths which have grown up around the battle....
Ep. 17 – Psychological survival in the trenches – Dr Peter Hodgkinson
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Clinical psychologist Dr Peter Hodgkinson discusses his latest book Glum Heroes (published by Helion & Co.) on how soldiers coped with the psychological stress and strain of trench warfare during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 18 – Passchendaele – Dr Nick Lloyd
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Dr Nick Lloyd, from King’s College London, discusses the Battle of Third Ypres and his new book Passchendaele, A New History (published by Viking Penguin). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 19 – Animals in the Great War – Lucinda Moore
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Lucinda Moore, a picture researcher at the Mary Evans Picture Library, discusses her new book Animals in the Great War with Tom Thorpe. Your browser does not support the audio element. Transcript Dr Tom Thorpe [TT]: In this week's episod...
Ep. 20 – Sniping in the Great War – Martin Pegler
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Martin Pegler, former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries, discusses sniping and field-craft in the First World War (his book, Sniping in the Great War, has been re-published by Pen & Sword). Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 22 – Donegall Pass Heroes of the Great War Project – Ron McMurray
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Ron McMurray from the Donegall Pass Heroes of the Great War Project explains the community based initiative that has been used to discover the stories of men from South Belfast who fought in the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 23 – The Auxiliaries in Ireland’s War of Independence – Paul O’Brien
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Military historian Paul O’Brien discusses his new book Havoc on the role and impact of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence, 1920-21. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 24 – The First Battle of the Scarpe (Arras) April 1917 – Jim Smithson
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Jim Smithson discusses his latest book A Taste of Success: The First Battle of the Scarpe April 9-14 1917 (Solihull: Helion 2017 (Wolverhampton Military Studies)) which examines the opening phase of the Battle Arras. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 25 – Major General Nugent, the Ulster Division and their army commanders in 1916 – Nicholas Perry
Nicholas Perry talks on ‘After the battle: Nugent, the Ulster Division and their Army commanders in 1916’. This was a lecture given at the 2016 Somme conference held by the Antrim and Down WFA branch in October 2016. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 26 – Beyond the Somme – West Belfast’s Somme service in context – Prof Richard Grayson
Professor Richard Grayson (Goldsmiths, University of London) talks on ‘Beyond the Somme: West Belfast’s Somme service in context’. This was a lecture given at the 2016 Somme conference held by the Antrim and Down WFA branch in October 2016. Your browser does not support the...
Ep. 27 – Black Watch volunteers in Dublin before the First World War – Ian Montgomery
Ian Montgomery, Co-chair, Antrim and Down WFA branch, talks on ‘Thoroughbred Irishmen: Black Watch volunteers in Dublin before the First World War’. This lecture was given at conference between the WFA and the Public Record Office for Northern Ireland on military traditions in Ireland....
Ep. 28 – Military Recruitment in Ireland, 1916 – Dr William Butler
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Dr William Butler (University of Kent) talks on ‘Can you any longer resist the call?’ Military Recruiting in Ireland, 1916. This was part of the branch’s Somme Conference held in October 2016. The normal routine of interviews will begin after the summer break. Your browser...
Ep. 29 – Commemoration of the Great War in Ireland – Dr Chris Manson
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Dr Chris Manson talks on ‘Commemoration of WW1 in Ireland’. This talk was given to Antrim and Down branch of the WFA in 2016. The normal routine of interviews will begin after the summer break. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 30 – Joseph Steward’s Platoon – Andy Robertshaw
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Military historian Andy Robertshaw talks about the amazing account of Private Joseph John Steward’s military service in the 1/13 Battalion London Regiment during the Great War he edited (published by Pen & Sword, 2011). Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 31 – Women in Britain and Europe during the Great War – Dr Vivien Newman
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Historian and author Dr Vivien Newman talks about the role and experience of women in Europe and Britain during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 32 – Brigadier General Frank Crozier – Charles Messenger
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Historian Charles Messenger discusses his biography of controversial soldier Frank Crozier; Brigadier in the Great War, Inspector General of the Lithuanian Army and Commander of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the War of Irish Independence. Yo...
Ep. 33 – The 'Spanish Flu' Pandemic 1917-19 – Dr Jane Orr
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Medical doctor and historian Dr Jane Orr talks to the podcast about the “Spanish Flu” pandemic which killed up to 100 million people across the world between 1917 and 1919. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 34 – Shellshock in World War 1 – Dr Stefanie Linden
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Psychiatrist and medical historian Dr Stefanie Linden discusses her new book on the diagnosis and treatment of shellshock by doctors in Britain and Germany (published by Helion and Co.). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 35 – The Doughboys, 1917-1918 – Michael St Maur Sheil
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Photographer and historian Michael St Maur Sheil talks on the role of the Doughboys and US forces in France during 1917 and 1918. This talk was given in Belfast on 11 September 2017. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 36 – A subaltern on the Western Front – John Rigby-Jones
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John Rigby Jones talks about his new book on the experience and service of his teenage grandfather, Captain Eric Rigby Jones, on the Western Front during the Great War with the Liverpool Pals (published by Helion and Co). Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 37 – Dr Harold Gillies and plastic surgery during WW1 – Dr Andrew Bamji
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Dr Andrew Bamji talks about New Zealand surgeon Dr Harold Gillies and his pioneering work in plastic surgery to treat and manage facial injuries at the Queen’s Hospital, Sidcup during the First World War. This talk is based around his recent book Faces from the Front, published by Helion and Co....
Ep. 38 – Spying for the Kaiser – Regina Diana and espionage in France – Dr Vivien Newman
Dr Vivien Newman talks about her new book (with David Alexander Scott Semeraro) on female agent Regina Diana who spied for the Germans in France during the Great War. Her book is titled Seductress, Siren, Spy: The Undercover World of Agent Regina Diana 1914-1918, and is published by Pen and Sword....
Ep. 39 – The 8th Lincolns at Loos – Nigel Atter
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Nigel Atter talks about the role and experience of his grandfather’s battalion, the 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos in September 1915, this is based on his latest book published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 40 – Marjorie’s War – Charles Fair
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Charles Fairs talks about a collection of letters and diaries written by his grandparents and their immediate social circle during the Great War that he published in 2012. The central character is his grandmother Marjorie Secretan and Charles talks about how the war affected her as she lost her brother, fiancé and other close family members befo...
Ep. 41 – The Canadians on the Somme – Dr William Stewart
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Dr William Stewart talks about his latest book, published by Helion and Co, that examines the Canadian forces contribution, experience and performance during the Battle of the Somme. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 42 – What did you do in the Great War, Grandfather? – Charles Barrington
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Charles Barrington talks about his new book (published by Helion and Co.) What did you do in the Great War, Grandfather? about his grandfather’s service in the Great War as a regular artillery officer serving with the BEF in 1914 and then with the 61st Division. Your brows...
Ep. 43 – The Half Shilling Curate – Sarah Reay
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Sarah Reay talks about her latest book The Half Shilling Curate which details her Grandfather Herbert Cowl’s military service as an army chaplain in the 23rd Division on the Western Front during the Great War (published by Helion and Co.). Your browser does not support the...
Ep. 44 – The Yanks are Coming! The AEF in World War One – John Lee
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John Lee talks about the American Expeditionary Force and how the adapted to combat conditions on the Western Front in 1918. This lecture was given on the 9 November 2017 at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 45 – Dublin’s Great Wars: Parallel Stories 1912-1923 – Prof. Richard Grayson
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Professor Richard Grayson, Goldsmith’s London, talks about his forthcoming book on Dublin between 1912-1923. He gave this lecture on 10 November last year (2017) to the Antrim and Down branch of The Western Front Association. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 46 – Photographing the Fallen – Jeremy Gordon-Smith
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Jeremy Gordon-Smith talks about his new book Photographing the Fallen (published by Pen & Sword) on his great uncle Ivan Bawtree, who was a photographer with the Graves Registration Unit on the Western Front during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio...
Ep. 47 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Dr Spencer Jones
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Dr. Spencer Jones, Senior Lecturer in Armed Forces and War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton talks about the Chinese Labour Corps in the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 48 – The Hindenburg Line – Clive Harris
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Military historian and battlefield guide Clive Harris, Director of Battle Honours, discusses the Hindenburg Line during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 49 – The 48th Division, 1908-1918 – Dr K.W. Mitchinson
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Dr Bill Mitchinson talks about his latest book on the 48th (South Midland) Division from 1908 to 1919 (published by Helion & Co.) Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 50 – The London Regiment before the Great War – Charles Fair & Tom Thorpe
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Historian Charles fair and host Tom Thorpe survey the character, traditions and quirks of the 28 infantry battalions of the London Regiment prior to the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 51 – The Wirral in the Great War – Stephen Roberts
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Stephen Roberts talks about Wirral in the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 52 – Cambridge Communities in the Great War – Joanna Costin
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PhD candidate Joanna Costin talks about her research into the Cambridgeshire communities in the Great War. Joanna was one of six doctoral students who were recipients of the WFA PhD scholarship grant scheme that is designed to further academic research and understanding into the First World War....
Ep. 53 – Nannies and the Great War – Louise Heren
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Author and historian Louise Heren talks about her book on Nannies and the Great War (published by Pen and Sword). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 54 – The Confessions of a Battlefield Tour Guide – Clive Harris
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Military historian and guide Clive Harris talks about his 20 years of experiences as a battlefield tour guide taking parties of people around sites in France and Flanders. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 55 – Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria – Dr Jonathan Boff
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Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, discusses his latest book Haig’s Enemy on Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria during the Great War on the Western Front (published by OUP). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 56 – Resisting Conscription: the Appeals Tribunals in Middlesex – Carol Henderson
Doctoral candidate Carol Henderson talks about her research into the military appeals tribunals in Middlesex where men sought to gain exemption from conscription and military service during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 57 – The Great War Contribution of the Punjabi village of Dulmial, Pakistan – Dr Irfan Malik
GP Dr Irfan Malik talks about his research into the Great War contribution of his ancestral village of Dulmial, which is located in the Punjab area of Pakistan. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 58 – Woodbine Willie – Dr Linda Parker
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Dr Linda Parker talks about her new book (published by Helion and Co) on Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, better known as Woodbine Willie, during his service as an Army Chaplain in the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 59 – British Widows of the First World War – Andrea Hetherington
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Andrea Hetherington talks about her new book British Widows of the First World War (published Pen and Sword). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 60 – Wherever the firing line extends – Ronan McGreevy
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Irish Times Journalist Ronan McGreevy about his book Wherever the Firing line Extends, published by the History Press Ireland. This book examines the legacy of the 23 Irish memorials to fallen men on the Western Front. In the podcast, Ronan talks about documentary he made that looks at the Irish involvement in the 1917 campaign. Details of where...
Ep. 61 – D.H. Lawrence and the Great War – Dr Andrew Humphries
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Dr Andrew Humphries, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, talks on D.H. Lawrence during the Great War and his recent book D. H. Lawrence, Transport and Cultural Transition: ‘A Great Sense of Journeying’ (published by Palgrave Macmillan). Your browser does...
Ep. 62 – King George V during the Great War – Alexandra Churchill
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TV historian and author Alexandra Churchill talks about research for her forthcoming book on King George V during the Great War. Alexandra Churchill, the front cover of 'Eye of the Storm' and HM King George V, on Wytschaete Ridge in Belgium on 4 July 1917 during a tour of the Western Front. © IWM Q 5586...
Ep. 63 – Blockade, economic warfare and the use of hunger during the Great War – Sir Hew Strachan
Sir Hew Strachan, patron of The Western Front Association and Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, delivers a lecture on blockade, economic warfare and the use of starvation during the Great War. This lecture was recorded at The Western Front Association's AGM in London last month....
Ep. 64 – The London Irish in the Great War – Richard O’Sullivan
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Richard O’Sullivan, Assistant Curator at the London Irish Rifles Association, talks about the London Irish battalions of the London Regiment during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 65 – Major Discoveries on the Western Front – David Tattersfield
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Western Front Association trustee David Tattersfield talks about his detective work in France to determine the identities of two majors buried in graves marked unknown, who were both killed in the German Spring offensive on the River Aisne in May 1918. Your browser does no...
Ep. 66 – The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu – Kenneth C. Davis
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Author Kenneth C. Davis talks about his latest book on the hidden history of the Spanish Flu during World War 1, published by Henry Holt. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 67 – Kriegsgefangen in Skipton – Anne Buckley
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Anne Buckley, Lecturer in Translation Studies and German at Leeds University, talks about translating memoirs of a group of German officers imprisoned in Skipton in World War I. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 68 – The British Manpower Crisis of 1918 – Dr Alison Hines
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Dr Alison Hines, gives a lecture on the British Manpower Crisis of 1918; this talk was given at The Western Front Association's 7th President’s Conference in Birmingham on 2 June 2018. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 69 – The German 1918 Spring Offensives – Dr Jonathan Boff
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Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, gives a lecture on the German Spring Offensives which happened from March to July in 1918; this talk was given at The Western Front Association's 7th President’s Conference in Birmingham on 2 June 2018. Your browser does not suppo...
Ep. 70 – The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front 1918 – Peter Hart
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Historian Peter Hart about his new book The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front 1918, published by Profile books. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 71 – From Docks and Sand – The 7th Battalion Liverpool Regiment in the First World War – Dr Adrian Gregson
Dr Adrian Gregson talks about his recent book, From Docks and Sand, Southport and Bottle·s Battalion, the 7th King·s Liverpool Regiment, in the First World War, published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 72 – British POWs in Germany during WW1 – Dr Oliver Wilkinson
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Dr Oliver Wilkinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton, talks about his recent book titled British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany published by Cambridge University Press. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 73 – Learning to Fight – Military innovation in the British Army 1914-1918 – Dr Aimee Fox
Dr. Aimee Fox, Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, talks about her new book Learning to Fight. This looks at military innovation in the British Army during the First World War and is published by Cambridge University Press. You can read a review of 'Learning to Fight' here > 'Learning to Fight'...
Ep. 74 – The British Tommy in 1918 – Taff Gillingham
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Historian and First World War expert Taff Gillingham delivers a lecture on the British soldier in 1918. This talk was given at The Western Front Association's York Conference on 7th July 2018. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 75 – Tubby Clayton – Dr Linda Parker
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Dr. Linda Parker talks about her book on the Rev. Philip ‘Tubby’ Clayton during the Great War, published by Helion & Co. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 76 – Canadian Nurses’ Great War narratives – Andrea McKenzie
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Dr. Andrea McKenzie, Associate Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada, talks about her research into Canadian nurses’ war narratives of the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 77 – The Third Battle of the Aisne 1918 – David Blanchard
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Historian David Blanchard talks about his latest book on the Third Battle of the Asine that took place in May 1918. This book is published by Pen and Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 78 – The Second British Army during the Liberation of Flanders in 1918 – Dr Dennis Williams
Historian Dr Dennis Williams talks about his latest book on the British Second Army and its role in the Liberation of Flanders during the 100 days. This book is published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 79 – Uppingham Public School during the First World War – Tim Halstead
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Historian Tim Halstead talks about his recent book on Uppingham public school during the Great War that has been published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 80 – The Landing in the Dawn – dissecting the Anzac Gallipoli legend – Dr James Hurst
Dr James Hurst talks about his latest book (published by Helion & Co.) which reappraises the landing by the ANZAC forces on the Dardanelles on 25 April 1915. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 81 – ‘Haig’s tower of strength’ – General Sir Edward Bulfin – John Powell
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Former Brigadier and author John Powell talks about his biography of General Sir Edward Bulfin, an Irish Catholic general officer in the British Army during the Great War. This has been published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 82 – Force Feeding in the First World War – Dr Ian Miller
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Medical historian and curator Dr Ian Miller, Lecturer at Ulster University, talks about force-feeding during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 82a – Extra Episode – The Capture of the Riqueval Bridge – Jim Tanner
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Former Brigadier Jim Tanner, current Chairman of Trustees at the Staffordshire Regimental Museum, talks about the capture of Riqueval Bridge over the St Quentin Canal by the 46th Midland Division, the centenary of which is being commemorated on Saturday 29 September 2018 at a ceremony on the bridge. At this ceremony, the memorial placed there by...
Ep. 83 – Wilfred Owen – Dr Kate Kennedy
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Scholar and author Dr Kate Kennedy, from the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW), based at Wolfson College University of Oxford, talks about Wilfred Owen and his poetry during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 84 – The British Army on the Western Front in 1916 – Dr Spencer Jones
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Scholar and author Dr Spencer Jones from the University of Wolverhampton talks about his new book, At All Costs, which looks at the British Army on the Western Front in 1916. This is published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 85 – Women of Aktion – female activists in the German 1918 Revolution – Prof. Ingrid Sharp
Professor Ingrid Sharp, Professor of German Cultural and Gender History at the University of Leeds, talks about her research into female political activists during the German 1918 revolution. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 86 – Dublin’s Great Wars, 1912-23 – Prof. Richard Grayson
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Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London, talks about his new book charting Dublin’s Great Wars, 1912-1923, that covers the role of Dubliners in the Great War, Easter Rising and Irish Revolution. His book is published by Cambridge University Press....
Ep. 87 – Conscientious Objectors in WW1 – Gerry Barton
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Gerry Barton talks about his new book, jointly written with John Babb, on conscientious objectors in Mid-Staffordshire and the Black Country during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 88 – The 10th (Irish) Division – Dr Stephen Sandford
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Historian Dr. Stephen Sandford talks about his 2014 book, Neither Unionist Nor Nationalist, about the history of the 10th (Irish) Division during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 89 – Civilian Volunteers during WW1 – Dr Sally White
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Dr Sally White talks about her new book Ordinary Heroes on civilian volunteers during the Great War, published by Amberly. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 90 – The Portuguese Expeditionary Force in the First World War – Miguel Freire
Portuguese Army officer Miguel Freire talks about the role of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force on the Western Front during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 91 – The Morale of the Italian Army in the First World War – Dr Vanda Wilcox
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Historian Dr Vanda Wilcox, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at John Cabot University, talks about her recent book on the morale of the Italian Army during the Great War which has just been published in paperback by Cambridge University Press (from 20.12.2018). Your br...
Ep. 92 – Public School Great War Memorials – Sarah Wearne
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School archivist Sarah Wearne talks about her new book that looks at Great War memorials in public schools. This is published by Helion. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 93 – Willie Redmond MP – John Green
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John Green talks about his relative Irish nationalist politician Major Willie Redmond MP, who was killed at the Battle of Messines in June 1917. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 94 – The Great War Pension Record Cards – David Tattersfield
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David Tattersfield, The Western Front Association Trustee, talks about the First World War Pension Record Cards that the WFA acquired from the Ministry of Defence in 2012 and how these records are to be made publicly accessible online. Your browser does not support the aud...
Ep. 95 – The Rise of Sir William Robertson – Ross Beadle
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Historian Ross Beadle talks about the rise of Sir William Robertson who was appointed to the role of Chief of the Imperial General Staff in December 1915. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 96 – Lawrence of Arabia – Dr John Peaty
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Military historian Dr John Peaty talks about Lawrence of Arabia. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 97 – Witnessing the End of the German Occupation of Brussels,1918 – Prof Tammy Proctor
Professor Tammy Proctor from Utah State University gives a talk on the end of the German occupation of Brussels between the dates of October to December 1918. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century’ conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year....
Ep. 98 – Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days – Richard Stobo
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Richard Stobo talks about, ‘The Australian Victories in France in 1918? An Examination of Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days’. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century’ conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year....
Ep. 99 – The German Army in 1918 – Jack Sheldon
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Historian Jack Sheldon talks about the performance and collapse of the German Army during the Hundred Days in 1918. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 100 – Reflections on the Great War Centenary and Historiography – Prof. Peter Simkins
For the 100th edition, outgoing WFA President, Prof. Peter Simkins, gives his reflections on the Great War Centenary and his life as a First World War historian. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 101 – The Treatment of Mentally Ill Irish Ex-servicemen After WW1 – Dr Michael Robinson
Medical historian Dr Michael Robinson, from the University of Liverpool, talks about the treatment of mentally-ill Irish ex-serviceman after the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 102 – British Infantry Training during the First World War – Harry Sanderson
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Doctoral candidate Harry Sanderson, from the University of Leeds, discusses his research into the training of British infantry soldiers during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 103 – The impact of military service for women who served in WW1 – Jane Clarke
Doctoral candidate Jane Clarke, studying at the University of Manchester, discusses her research into the impact of military service for women who served in the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 104 – The Salonika Front – Alan Wakefield
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Alan Wakefield, Head of First World War & Early 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum and Chairman of the Salonika Campaign Society, talks about the Salonika campaign during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 105 – Researching British Officers in WW1 – Prof. Michael Durey
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Emeritus Professor Michael Durey, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, talks about his background and interest in history and his current research project which explores the lives of British officers killed on the Western Front during the Great War. Born in Bethnal Green, Blackheath, Michael Davey took his first degree at York Univ...
Ep. 106 - The Impact of the First World War on Australian-British relations – Dr Jack Davies
Dr Jack Davies, Assistant Curator at the Science Museum, talks about the impact of the First World War on Australian-British relations. This talk was given as part of the End of the War & The Reshaping of a Century International Conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year....
Ep. 107 – The Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras in the First World War – Percy Leung
Doctoral student Percy Leung at the University of St Andrews talks about his research into the Berlin Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 108 – Nobody of Any Importance – Phil Sutcliffe
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Phil Sutcliffe talks about his father’s account of being an infantryman during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Phil's father, Sam Sutcliffe, was a World War One 'Tommy.' He enlisted at the age of 16 in the...
Ep. 109 – Operation Delta – Dr Bill Stewart
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Dr Bill Stewart talks about the Canadian Corp’s Operation Delta and how it shaped operations during the 100 Days in 1918. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 110 – British Territorials in India – Prof Peter Stanley
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Prof. Peter Stanley, from the University of New South Wales, talks about his latest book on British Territorials in India during the Great War, published by Helion. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 111 – L/Cpl Wijnand 'Vic' Hamman, 2nd South African Regt – Emile Coetzee
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Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about L/Cpl Wijnand 'Vic' Hamman, who served in South African 2nd Regt during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 112 – Humour in British literature during the Great War – Dr Emily Anderson
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Dr Emily Anderson, from Newcastle University, talks about her PhD research into humour in British literature during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 113 – The Ulster Division during the German Spring Offensive – Michael Nugent
Michael Nugent talks about his book on the 36th Ulster Division during the German 1918 Spring Offensive, published by Helion. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 114 – Chaplains and religion on the Western Front – Dr Martin Purdy
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Dr Martin Purdy talks about chaplains and religion on the Western Front during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on the Western Front – Dr Alex Mayhew
Dr Alex Mayhew discusses his PhD that looked at the English infantryman’s morale and perception of crisis on the Western Front. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper
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Dr Mario Draper, Lecturer in Modern British and European History at the University of Kent, discusses the mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India in 1920. This lecture was given as part of the Antrim and Down WFA branch’s spring conference on the Consequences of War held on the 9 May 2019....
Ep. 117 – Post War Mutinies in the British Army – Dr William Butler
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Dr William Butler, Outreach Officer and Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent, talks about the post-war mutinies in the British Army. This lecture was given as part of the Antrim and Down WFA branch’s spring conference on the Consequences of War held on the 9 May 2019....
Ep. 118 – British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 – Dr Chris Kempshall
Dr Chris Kempshall, Teaching Fellow in European History at the University of Sussex, talks about his book on the relationships between soldiers in the British, French and American armies on the Western Front during the Great War. This is the subject of his first book published by Palgrave Macmillan....
Ep. 119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng
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Wenlan Peng, from the Meridian Society, talks about the Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 120 – Popular Responses to the Outbreak of WW1 – Prof Catriona Pennell
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Prof Catriona Pennell, from the University of Exeter, talks about her book on the popular responses to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 (published by OUP). Your browser does not support the audio element. Her own interest in the perio...
Ep. 121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall
Dr Brian Hall, Programme Leader at the University of Salford, talks about his book on communications and operations on the Western Front during the Great War (published by CUP). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 122 – The Welsh Walter Mitty – Marietta Crichton Stuart
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Marietta Crichton Stuart talks about Percy Shuttlewood who served in her grandfather’s battalion during the Great War and she describes as the ‘Welsh Walter Mitty’. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally
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Mike Hally, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses his research into veterans’ response to Peace Day that was held on 19 July 1919. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 124 – Archibald Wavell – William Franklin
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William Franklin talks about the First World War career of Archibald Wavell. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 125 – The 1914-5 Campaign in German SW Africa – Antonio Garcia
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Antonio Garcia talks about his recent book on the South African campaign against German South West Africa in 1914/5 (published by Helion). Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 127 – The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion – Emile Coetzee
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Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about the 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 128 – Serbia in the Great War – Dr Samuel Foster
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Dr Samuel Foster, Visiting Academic in the School of History, University of East Anglia, talks about Serbia in the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 129 – Sabaton’s Great War Album – Pär Sundström
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Pär Sundström, bass player in the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, talks about their new album, The Great War, inspired by the First World War, and the fundraising the band has done for the Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool. Your browser does not support the audio element...
Ep. 130 – Sex on the Western Front – Dr Bruce Cherry
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Dr Bruce Cherry talks about his book on the sex life of the Tommy on the Western Front, They Didn’t Want to Die Virgins: Sex and Morale in the British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918, which was published by Helion and Co in 2016. Your browser does not support the audio...
Ep. 131 – The 51st Highland Division – Colin Campbell
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Colin Campbell about his book on the 51st Highland Division during the Great War that has been reprinted by Pen and Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 132 – A Lord Lieutenant at War – Dr Richard Batten
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Dr Richard Batten, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, talks about a collection of papers relating to the wartime experience of Hugh Fortescue, the Fourth Earl Fortescue, who was Lord Lieutenant for Devon during the Great War, that he has recently edited. These papers are collected in a volume produced by the Devon and Cornwall...
Ep. 133 – African American Servicemen during WW1 – Dr Amanda Nagel
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Amanda Nagel PhD, Assistant Professor of Military History at the School of Advanced Military Studies, US Army Command and General Staff College, talks about African-American Servicemen during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 134 – Bairnsfather’s Better ‘ole' cartoon – Dr Helen Brooks & Dr Pip Gregory
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On this week’s Dispatches podcast, Dr Helen Brooks, Reader in Theatre and Cultural History, School of Arts, and Dr Philippa Gregory, History HPL Tutor, both from the University of Kent, talk about Bruce Bairnsfather’s famous ‘Other ‘Ole’ cartoon and its impact and resonance during the Great War and after. Drawing by Bruce Bairnsfather with capt...
Ep. 135 – North East Coastal Communities during the Great War – Dr Michael Reeve
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Dr Michael Reeve, Academic Skills Tutor and History Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, talks about his doctoral research into coastal communities in the NE of England during the War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Im...
Ep. 136 – Food in the Trenches – Dr Rachel Duffett
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Dr Rachel Duffett, Research Officer, Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, talks about on her recent book the Stomach for Fighting that looks at food and the British Tommy during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 137 – The letters of Douglas Haig and Hugo De Pree – Prof. Gary Sheffield
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Professor Gary Sheffield, Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, talks about a collection of papers, In Haig’s Shadow, that he has recently edited and has been published by Greenhill Books. This volume features private papers from the De Pree family that include unseen correspondence from Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig and...
Ep. 138 – The Indian Labour Corps in the First World War – Pratap Chhetri
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Pratrap Chhetri’s research and interest goes beyond the statistics to take in tribal culture, memories of war, widening horizons and the independence movement in India. Your browser does not support the audio element. With a postgrad degr...
Ep. 139 – Bilsdale in the Great War – Susan Laffey
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Sue Laffey talks about the research she and Ida Atkinson did into the community of Bilsdale, North Yorkshire, during the First World War and the Great War service of its residents. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 140 – Who Killed Kitchener? – David Laws
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Former cabinet minister and MP, David Laws talks about Kitchener: his sad youth growing up in Ireland and tutored at home, his early and unimpressive army career followed in time by successes in Sudan and South Africa founded on his belief in careful planning and preparation. Cold to anyone who did not know him and unpopular with politicians he...
Ep. 141 – The Heugh Battery in the Great War – Diane Stephens
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Diane Stephens, Manager of the Heugh Battery Museum about the battery and its role in the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 142 – The Battle of the Somme Film – Dr Toby Haggith
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Dr Toby Haggith, Senior Curator, Department of Second World War and Mid-20th Century Conflict, Imperial War Museum, talks about his research into the 1916 Battle of the Somme Film. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 143 – Veterans, Families, Museums and Mementos of the FWW – Dr Ann-Marie Foster
Dr Anne-Marie Foster, Lecturer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, talks about her research investigating the ethical, legal and policy questions around families donating First World War items of former veterans to museums....
Ep. 146 – The YMCA during WW1 – Kathryn White
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Kathryn White, a PhD history student at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, talks about her doctoral research into religion and the YMCA in WW1. [Follow her at https://www.kathrynshistoryblog.com/] Kathryn White talks about the research she is doing for her PhD on the YMCA during the First World War....
Ep. 147 – Officer Cadet Battalions – Charles Fair
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Charles Fair talks about his research into Officer Cadet Battalions during the Great War. The evolution of the OCBs stemmed from a shortage of officers from late 1915/early 1916. A system of picking those from the 'right schools' would no longer suffice. There was also a problem with what to do with the 'inefficient', a euphemism for 'incompeten...
Ep. 148 – The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Bn – John Cornwell
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John Cornwell talks about his book on the first recruit and last survivor of the 12th Battalion, Yorks and Lancs Regiment (Sheffield City Battalion). This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 149 – The Amritsar Massacre – Vanessa Holburn
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Journalist and writer Vanessa Holburn talks about her recent book on the 1919 Amritsar Massacre. This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 150 – War Without End – Prof. Sir Hew Strachan
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Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Patron of The Western Front Association and Professor at University of St Andrews, talks about the social, political and economic consequences of the Great War for the major combatants immediately after the Armistice. Your browser does not suppor...
Ep. 151 – Desertion in the UK during WW1 – Andrea Hetherington
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Andrea Hetherington talks about her research into soldiers who deserted in Britain during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Image: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No.125. (c) IWM PSY 0314
Ep. 152 – Defence of Trinity College during the Easter Rising – Dr Rory Sweetman
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Dr Rory Sweetman, of the Centre for Scottish and Irish Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand talks about his recent book on the defence of Trinity College Dublin during the Easter Rising in 1916. This is published by Four Courts Press. Your browser does not suppor...
Ep. 153 – The 66th (East Lancs) Division During the German Spring Offensive – David Martin
David Martin talks about his recent book on the 66th Division (East Lancs) during the German Spring Offensive. This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 154 – Rugbeians at War – Dan Mclean
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Author Dan Mclean talks about his book on Rugbeians in the Great War, published by Pen and Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 155 – Zeppelin Nights : London in the First World War – Prof. Jerry White
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Professor Jerry White, Professor in History at Birkbeck, University of London, talks about his social history about the London during the Great War. This is published by Vintage. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 156 – The Indian Army in the Great War – Dr Adam Prime
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Dr Adam Prime, lecturer in the Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford, talks about his research into the Indian Army during the Great War. In this podcast you will hear how the Indian Army came about with its origins in the defence of the East India Company from 1757. A hundred years later when the British Army needed to...
Ep. 157 – Responses of Irish Jesuits to the end of the First World War – Damien Burke
Damien Burke, archivist at the Irish Jesuit Archives, talks about his research into the responses of Irish Jesuits to the end of the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 158 - The German Zeppelin Offensive and Propaganda – David Marks
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David Marks talks about his recent book on the German Zeppelin Offensive as documented in propaganda, postcards and pictures. This has been published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 159 – The 2nd Inniskillings at Festubert, 1915 – Michael Nugent
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Michael Nugent talks about his recent book into the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at the 1915 Battle of Festubert. This is published by Reveille Press. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 160 – The 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment in FWW – Nigel Atter
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Historian Nigel Atter talks about his book on the Great War service of the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. This is published by Helion. 11 May 2020 : Podcast 160 Nigel Atter, a self-styled ‘independent scholar’ is an active member of the Leicestershire & Rutland branch of The Western Front Association. His interest in the First Wor...
Ep. 161 – Civilian Internment in the First World War – Prof Matthew Stibbe
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Professor Matthew Stibbe, Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University about his book on civilian internment during the Great War. This is published by Palgrave Macmillan. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 163 – Tom Barry – British First World War soldier to IRA leader – Gerry White
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Gerry White, Chairman of the Cork branch of The Western Front Association, talks about his research into Tom Barry, who was a British soldier in the First World and became a leading IRA commander during the Anglo-Irish War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 164 – The First Gurkha Officer – Pratap Chhetri
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Pratap Chhetri talks about his research into Rana Jodha Jung Bahadur, the first Gurkha officer in the British Army during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Dr Tom Thorpe [TT] : Welcome to ‘Mentioned in Dispatc...
Ep. 165 – The Great War Centenary Battlefields programme – Simon Bendry
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Simon Bendry, the former Programme Director of the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme based at University College London, talks about the programme that completed its work in March 2020. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 166 – Washington in the Great War – Peter Welsh
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Peter Welsh talks about his research into the community of Washington during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Dr Tom Thorpe (TT) : Welcome to ‘Mentioned in Dispatches’ the podcast from The Western Front associ...
Ep. 168 – Operation Alias – David Tattersfield
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David Tattersfield, Development Trustee of the WFA, talks about Operation Alias, a project by the WFA to identify men who fell in the Great War and served under an alias or ‘false’ name. Your browser does not support the audio element. T...
Ep. 169 – The Sandringham Company – Neil Storey
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Neil Story talks about his book on the service of the Territorial Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment during the Great War, and in particular, the famous Sandringham Company. This book is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 170 – Louis Botha, South African PM during WW1 – Prof. Ian Van Der Waag & Dr Tony Garcia
Professor Ian Van Der Waag, Professor and Head of Department of Military History at Stellenbosch University, and Dr Tony Garcia, an independent scholar talk about their research into life and career of Louis Botha, Boer military commander and South African Prime Minister before and during the Great War....
Ep. 171 – The 58th (London) Division – David Martin
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Author David Martin talks about his recent book on the 58th Division (London) during the First World War. This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 172 – Sevenoaks in the Great War – Matthew Ball
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Matthew Ball talks about his research into the community of Sevenoaks during First World War in his book 'Sevenoaks. The Great War and its Legacy'. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 173 – The Chemists’ War 1914-18 – Dr Michael Freemantle
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Dr Michael Freemantle, a freelance science writer, talks about his book The Chemists’ War 1914-1918 that looks at the role of chemists and chemistry during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 174 – Ypres and its meaning through time – Prof Mark Connelly & Dr Stefan Goebel
Professor Mark Connelly, Professor of Modern British History, University of Kent and Dr Stefan Goebel, Reader and Director of the Centre for the History of War, Media and Society, University of Kent, talk about their recent book on Ypres. This is published by OUP. Your brow...
Ep. 175 – Australian POWs during the First World War – Dr Aaron Pegram
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Dr Aaron Pegram, Senior Historian at the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, talks about his recent book on Australian POWs on the Western Front during the First World War. This book is published by CUP. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 176 – 1 million rounds from a Vickers’ gun in 12 hours: myth or truth? Dr Rich Willis & Richard Fisher
Dr Rich Willis and Richard Fisher, Founder and Director of the Vickers Machine Gun Research Association, talk about their research into the legend that ten guns of the 100th Machine Gun Company in August 1916 fired off 1,000,000 rounds in a twelve-hour period throughout fighting at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme....
Ep. 178 – Irish Recruitment in World War One – Dr Tim Bowman, Dr Michael Wheatley & Dr William Butler
Dr Timothy Bowman, a Reader in modern British military history, University of Kent, Dr William Butler, the Head of Military Records, The National Archives, UK and Dr Michael Wheatley, an independent researcher who writes on early twentieth century Irish politics, talk about their latest book, The Disparity of Sacrifice. This book examines the m...
Ep. 179 – German POWs on Cannock Chase – Richard Pursehouse
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Richard Pursehouse talks about on his recent book on German POWs held at Brocton Camp on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, during the Great War. This book is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 180 – 9th Royal Scots in the First World War – Neill Gilhooley
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Author Neill Gilhooley talks about his recent book on the service of the 9th Battalion, Royal Scots, during the Great War. This book is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 181 – The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 – Dr David Murphy
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Author Dr David Murphy, a lecturer in military history and strategic studies at Maynooth University in Ireland, talks about his recent book, Breaking Point of the French Army, which looks at the failed Nivelle Offensive of 1917. This book is published by Pen & Sword. Yo...
Ep. 182 – Indian Empire at War – George Morton Jack
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Historian George Morton Jack talks about his recent book on India and the Great War, entitled The Indian Empire at War: The Untold Story of the Indian Army in the First World War. This is published by Abacus in a new, updated paperback edition (2020) Your browser does not s...
Ep. 183 – The Unknown Story of the Unknown Warrior – David Scott
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Mark Scott talks about his new book, Among the Kings, that gives a new story on the Unknown Warrior. This is published Blacstaff. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 184 – Irish Servicewomen during the First World War – Dr Barbara Walsh
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Historian Dr Barbara Walsh about her recent book on Irish servicewomen during the Great War. This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 185 – Anzacs on the Western Front – Dr Meleah Hampton
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Historian and author Dr Meleah Hampton, a historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, talks about her research into the Anzacs on the Western Front. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 186 – Folkestone Harbour in the First World War – Peter Anderson
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Peter Anderson talks about the role of Folkestone Harbour during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 187 – The Police during the First World War – Dr Mary Fraser
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Social historian Dr Mary Fraser, talks about her research into police and policing in Britain during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 188 – Military Identities of British conscripts – Joshua Bilton
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Doctoral candidate Joshua Bilton talks about his research into the military identities of British soldier conscripts during the Great War. Joshua is a student at King’s College London. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 189 - The Rehabilitation and Treatment of Limbless Veterans - Louise Bell
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Louise Bell is an independent researcher specialising in the history of prosthetics, with particular focus on the First World War. In this Mentioned in Dispatches podcast she talks to Dr Tom Thorpe about her research into the rehabilitation and treatment of limbless service personnel after the Great War....
Ep. 190 - Sir John Monash – Dr Aaron Pegram
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Dr Aaron Pegram of the Australian War Memorial, developed his interest in the First World War initially through family history. A Senior Historian at the Australian War Memorial, in this, his second talk for Mentioned in Dispatches, Aaron talks about Sir John Monash. Your...
Ep. 191 - The German Occupation of France in the First World War – Dr James Connolly
Dr James Connolly is the Associate Professor SELCS Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University College, London. In this Mentioned in Dispatches podcast he talks about his research into the French experience of military occupation by German forces during the First World War....
Ep.192 – ‘The Fighting Irish’ – The US 69th Infantry Regiment in WW1- Stephen L. Harris
A student at Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont. Stephen L. Harris started his career as a journalist and freelance writer on his hometown newspaper, The Wilton Bulletin. He then moved into corporate communications and for 12 years, Stephen edited GE’s award-winning, company-wide magazine, Monogram. This had a circulation of more than 330,00...
Ep.193 - Belgian Refugees in Glasgow during the Great War - Kieran Taylor
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PhD candidate Kieran Taylor, studying at the University of Stirling, talks about his research into Belgian refugees in Glasgow during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Kieran Taylor attended the University of...
Ep. 194 - Chemical Warfare - Simon Jones
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Freelance historian Simon Jones about his research into chemical weapons during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Protective suits worn by American scientists during the development of new chemical weaponry. (...
Ep. 195 - County Kildare - 1912-1923 - Dr Seamus Cullen
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Historian Dr Seamus Cullen talks about his recent book Kildare, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923, that looks at County Kildare through the Home Rule Crisis, the Great War, the War of Irish Independence and the Irish Civil War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 196 - Men of the AEF's 'Lost Battalion' - Dr Edward Lengel
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Historian and writer Professor Edward G Lengel talks about his book Never in Finer Company: The Men of the Great War’s Lost Battalion that investigates the action in which men from four different infantry battalions of the 77th Division of the American Expeditionary Force, were isolated by German forces during American attack in the Argonne Fore...
Ep. 197 - The 1918 German Revolution - Prof. Robert Gerwarth
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Historian Professor Robert Gerwarth, Professor of Modern History at University College Dublin and Director of the Centre for War Studies, talks about his recent book on the German 1918 Revolution. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 198 - Churchill and the Dardanelles - Prof. Chris Bell
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Canadian historian Professor Christopher Bell, Professor of History at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, talks about his recent book Churchill and the Dardanelles examines the role Winston Churchill in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. Your browser does not support t...
Ep. 199 - New York’s Silkstocking Regiment and the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line - Stephen L. Harris.
American historian and author Stephen L. Harris talks about his book recent book Duty, Honor, Privilege that looks at the New York’s Silk Stocking Regiment and how it ‘broke’ the Hindenburg Line in 1918. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.200 - Logistics during the Messines - Third Ypres Campaign - Rob Thompson
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In this Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, historian Rob Thompson talks about what got him interest in the First World War, and how he became fascinated by a subject so many others found boring - logistics. He then weaves together a narrative that shows how successful 'logistics', known only as 'supply and transport' at the time, fed the BEF munit...
Ep. 201 - Jan Smuts - Prof. Ian Van Der Waag and Tony Garcia
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Professor Ian Van Der Waag, Professor and Head of Department of Military History at Stellenbosch University, and Dr Tony Garcia, Research Fellow History at Stellenbosch University, talk about their research into the life and career of South African statesman, soldier and politician Jan Smuts, before and during the Great War....
Ep.202 - General Sir Cecil Pereira - Dr Spencer Jones
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Dr Spencer Jones, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, talks about the wartime letters of General Edward Pereira which he recently edited with Michael Locicero and Edward Pereria. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 203 - The Russian Army in the First World War - Prof. Roger Reese
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Professor Roger Reese, Professor of History at Texas A&M University in the USA talks about his research into the Russian Army before and during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 204 - The Endell Street Hospital - Wendy Moore
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Historian Wendy Moore about her recent book Endell Street on the hospital of that name established and run in Covent Garden, London, by pioneering doctors Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 205 - The Harlem Hellfighters in World War One - Steven L. Harris
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American historian and author Stephen L. Harris talks about his book Harlem’s Hell Fighters which examines the service of the American 369th Infantry Regiment in the Great War. This book is published by Potomac Books. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 206 - The Northern Irish Horse - Phillip Tardif
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Historian Phillip Tardif talks about his recent book on the North Irish Horse during the Great War. This is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 207 - The General Staff - Dr Paul Harris
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Historian Dr Paul Harris about his work on the British General Staff during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
EP. 207a - CWGC War Graves Week 2021 - Simon Bendry
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Extra edition: Simon Bendry of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission talks about the Commission’s War Graves Week that takes place between 21-28 May 2021. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 208 - Kitchener. Man not Myth - Dr Anne Samson
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Dr Anne Samson talks about her recent book on Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. This is published by Helion. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 209 - Irish Women during the Great War - Dr Fionnuala Walsh
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Dr Fionnuala Walsh, lecturer in Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, talks about her recent book Irish women during the Great War. This is published by CUP. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 210 - Major General Oliver Nugent - Nicholas Perry
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Historian Nick Perry about talks about his recent book on the life and Great War career of Major General Oliver Nugent. This book is published by the Ulster History Forum. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 211 - Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson – Dr John Spencer
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Dr John Spencer talks about his recent work on the influence and career of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson during the Great War. This book is published by Helion and Co. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 212 - Lt Col John Sherwood Kelly VC - Philip Bujak
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Author Philip Bujak talks about his latest book on John Sherwood Kelly DSO VC and his career and action-filled life during and after the First World War. This book is published by Pen & Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 213 - General Sir Herbert Lawrence - Dr Paul Harris
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Historian Dr Paul Harris about his recent book on the life and career of General Sir Herbert Lawrence. This book is published by Helion and Co. Podcast > Your browser does not support the audio element. Webinar >
Ep. 214 - The Anglo-Jewish Experience of the Great War - Dr Edward Madigan
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Historian Dr Edward Madigan, Senior Lecturer in Public History, Royal Holloway, University of London, talks about his research into the experience of British Jewish communities during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 215 - The Assam Rifles in the First World War – Pratap Chhetri
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Historian Pratap Chettri who can also be heard in a recording of a webinar, talks here about his research into the Assam Rifles in the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 216 - Equipment and Clothes of the RFC – Mark Hillier
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Author and pilot Mark Hillier about talks his latest book on the equipment and clothes of the RFC in the First World War. This book is published by Pen and Sword. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 217 - The Great War in the Argonne Forest- Richard Merry
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Author Richard Merry talks about his latest book on the Great War in the Argonne Forest. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 218 - Hertfordshire residents and soldiers during the Great War - Dan Hill and Paul Johnson
Historian Dan Hill and Paul Johnson talk about their book that looks at the stories and experience of Hertfordshire residents and soldiers during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep.219 – The Wartime Career of Prison Reformer Alexander Paterson – Harry Potter
The Wartime Career of Prison Reformer Sir Alexander Paterson M.C. Your browser does not support the audio element. For a brief biography > Sir Alexander Paterson The barrister/priest/author/broadcaster/after dinner speaker, Harry Potter...
Ep.220 – Recruiting and training the RFC – David Spruce
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Doctoral candidate David Spruce talks to me about his research into Recruiting and Training the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. David Spruce looks at the recruitment and training me...
Ep. 221 – The Battle of Verdun 1917 – Christina Holstein
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Historian and author Christina Holstein about her research into the 1916 Battle of Verdun during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. SOmething
Ep. 221a – The Schlieffen Plan : 1914 March to the Marne in 1914 - Part 1 – Ross Beadle
Episode 1 : Research into the ten critical decisions of the French, German and British commanders that shaped the failure of German Schlieffen plan in 1914. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 221b – The Schlieffen Plan : 1914 March to the Marne - Part 2 – Ross Beadle
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Episode 2 : Research into the ten critical decisions of the French, German and British commanders that shaped the failure of German Schlieffen plan in 1914. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 223a – Artist John Nash during the Great War – Andy Friend
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Author Andy Friend about his biography of British artist John Nash and his military service and painting during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. The exhibition then moves to Compton Verney, Warwickshire from...
Ep. 223 - British Pacifist Women of the First World War - Jaime Jiménez Fernández
Jaime Jiménez Fernández talks about his research into British pacifist women during the Great War. Jaime is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Seville. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 224 – The Use of Britannia’s image during the Great War – Giles Penman
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Giles Penman talks about his research into the use of Britannia’s image during the Great War. He is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Warwick. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 225 - The Battle of Verdun 1917 and the battlefield today - Christina Holstein
Historian and author Christina Holstein about her research into the 1917 Battle of Verdun and the battlefield today. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 226 - German Jews during the First World War – Prof. Tim Grady
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Professor Tim Grady, Professor of History at the University of Chester, talks about his research into German Jews and their response to the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep.227 – Surgery during the Great War - Dr Thomas Scotland
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Dr Thomas Scotland talks to Tom Thorpe about surgery during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio...
Ep. 228 - Royal Marines on the Western Front - Daniel Mclean
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Dan Mclean, a history teacher and theologian, who previously served in the Royal Navy, talks about his latest book on the Royal Marines on the Western Front during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep.229- Jan Smuts and the German East African Campaign – David Katz
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Doctoral candidate David Katz, studying at Stellenbosch University, talks about his PhD research into Jan Smuts and his conduct of operations in German East Africa during the Great War. This will be released as a book in 2022. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.230 – 'Staking the coffins' – the 1918 flu Epidemic in Ireland – Dr Ida Milne
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Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History at Carlow College, Ireland, talks about her recent book, 'Stacking the Coffins', that looks at the impact of 1918 Spanish Flu in Ireland at the end of the Great War and early 1920s. Her book is published by Manchester University Press....
Ep.231- Yugoslavia in the British imagination during the First World War – Dr Samuel Foster
Dr Samuel Foster, Visiting Fellow in the School of History, University of East Anglia, talks about his new book 'Yugoslavia in the British Imagination: Peace, War and Peasants before Tito' from Bloomsbury. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.232 - The CWGC Non-Commemoration Report on Inequalities of Commemoration – Dr George Hay
Dr George Hay, the Official Historian at Commonwealth War Graves Commission, talks about the recent Commission report on the inequalities in the way the organisation commemorated the dead of the British Empire from the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio elem...
Ep.233 – Moonlight Massacre at 3rd Ypres – Dr Michael LoCicero
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Dr Michael LoCicero, an independent scholar and the Commissioning Editor at Helion & Co., talks about his recent book, A Midnight Massacre, that explores the final operation at Third Ypres, in December 1917. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.234 – Czech Soldiers in the First World War – Dr Jiri Hutečka
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Dr Jiří Hutečka, Associate Professor at the University of Hradec Králové, talks about his recent book Motivation, Morale, and Masculinity among Czech Soldiers in the Great War, 1914–1918which is published by Berghahn Books. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep. 235 – Teachers During the Great War – Dr Barry Blades
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Independent writer and researcher Dr Barry Blades talks to me about his books looking at schools, teachers and the Great War. These are ‘Roll of Honour’ (2015) and ‘Teachers at the Front’ (2021) and both published by Pen & Sword Books. Your browser does not support the...
Ep. 236 – The 47th Division at High Wood, 1916 – Richard Hendry
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Independent scholar Richard Hendry talks about his research into the 47th Division at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme in Sept 1916. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep.237 – Missing But Not Forgotten: Men of the Thiepval Memorial – Pam & Ken Linge
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Ken Linge talks about the work he and his wife Pam have done on researching the stories of the ‘missing’ on the Thiepval Memorial on the Somme. It is located near the French village of Thiepval and is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of between 1915 and 1918, with no known...
Ep.238 – China and the Great War – Frances Wood
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Author Frances Wood talks about her recent book, Betrayed Ally, China in the Great War, that she wrote jointly with Christopher Ardnander. Your browser does not support the audio element. Frances tells how in 1912 the Qing Dynasty had end...
Ep.239 – Roscommon During the Great War and After - Dr John Burke
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Historian and author Dr John Burke talks about the history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 during the Irish revolutionary period which covers the Great War, Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.240 – Stretcher Bearers on the Western Front - Dr Emily Mayhew
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Military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew talks about the role of stretcher bearers during the Great War 1914-1918 on the Western Front. Stretcher bearers played a major role in extracting and saving wounded men from the battlefield. Emily talks about who they were, what they did and what difference they made....
Ep.241 – Lost But Not forgotten. The Archaeological Recovery of First World War Casualties - Simon Verdegem
Belgian battlefield archaeologist Simon Verdegem talks to Tom Thorpe in this podcast about his work recovering First World War casualties in Belgium. Simon is the head archaeologist for Skylarcs, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote and conduct research of conflict archaeology and military history....
Ep.242 – Sex, Violence and Alcohol: some after-effects of the Great War - Frances Hurd
In this podcast from Tom Thorpe, Historian Frances Hurd talks about her research into how the traumatic impact of the First World War affected former veterans and their families. Frances quotes the author Hugh McManners (a Falklands veteran) who said that ‘war is the most traumatic life event that any human can experience, a damaging combinatio...
Ep.243 – Discipline in the AIF in WW1 – Prof Peter Stanley
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Prof. Peter Stanley talks about the discipline and dissent in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. This interview is based on Peter’s 2011 book, ‘Bad Characters’, that ex...
Ep. 244 – A Legacy of the First World War: Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Hitler – Alex Clifford
Historian and author Alex Clifford talks about his recent book on Hindenburg and Ludendorff and how their Great War experience assisted in the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. He explores two of twentieth-century history’s most significant figures who have been largely forgotten – Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, Germany’s First World Wa...
Ep.245 – Brian Feeney – Antrim and the Irish Revolution, 1912 – 23
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Journalist and historian, Dr Brian Feeney talks about his recent book exploring the impact of the First World War and Irish War of Independence on the County of Antrim in Ulster. Your browser does not support the audio element. Antrim in th...
Ep.246 – Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology and the Great War – Andy Robertshaw
Archaeologist, historian and author Andy Robertshaw talks about his work with the Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) at the Kent Event Centre in Detling. CEMA is the home of pan-historical experimentation concerning methods of military attack and defence, and of soldiers’ day-to-day lives, from the Roman period to the Second Wor...
Ep.248 – 2nd line Territorial Force Divisions in the First World War – Dr Bill Mitchinson
Author and historian Dr Bill Mitchinson talks about his latest book ‘Of No Earthly Use’ that explores the role, contribution and effectiveness of 2nd line Territorial Force divisions on the Western Front during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.249 – The Illustrated Chronicle during the First World War – Peter Welsh
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Historian Peter Welsh talks about his research into the daily Northumbrian newspaper, the Illustrated Chronicle, and the coverage before, during and after the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. This paper ran from...
Ep.250.pt2 – The Western Front – Prof Nick Lloyd
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Dr Nick Lloyd, Professor of Modern Warfare at King’s College London, talks about his recent book The Western Front. Your browser does not support the audio element. He considers the impact of the learning process/curve, why the Allies won...
Ep.250. p1 – Sir Henry Rawlinson – Prof. Robin Prior
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Historian and author Professor Robin Prior, visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide, talks about the Great War career of British general Sir Henry Rawlinson who served in the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. Your browser does not support the a...
Ep.251 – Debating America’s response to the Great War – Dr Neil Lanctot
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Historian Dr Neil Lanctot talks about his recent book The Approaching Storm which explores the domestic debates and discussions that informed America’s response to the outbreak of the Great War and its eventual declaration of war in April 1917. The Approaching Storm explores the perspectives of three prominent US newsmakers: President Woodrow W...
Ep.253 – The Kaiser during the Great War – Prof Matt Fitzpatrick
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Historian Professor Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University in Australia, talks about his research into the role of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio e...
Ep.257 – Visiting the WW1 Battlefields in France and Belgium – Tom Strickland
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Tom Strickland, author, teacher and historian, talks about his recent book Following in the Footsteps of Heroes which is a new guide to the battlefield sites of France and Belgium. Your browser does not support the audio element. Tom talks...
Ep.258 – Dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during WW1 – Dr Adam Prime
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Dr Adam Prime talks about his research into dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Adam outlines the number of incidents of dissent, ill-discipline and mutiny by I...
Ep.259 – The Boy Scouts during the War – Dr Craig Armstrong
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Historian Craig Armstrong talks about his recent book The Boy Scouts in the Great War that looks at the movement during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Boy Scouts Association was just seven years o...
Ep.260 – Subterranean operations in the First World War – Dr Matt Leonard
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Historian and modern conflict archaeologist Dr Matt Leonard talks about subterranean operations in the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Matt discusses how the extent, scope and nature of below ground activi...
Ep.261a – In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War – Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy
In this special podcast, Dr Tom Thorpe talks to historian and photographer Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy about the launch of his book In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. The two-volume b...
Ep. 265 – The Indian Army in the First World War – Dr Andrew Jarboe
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Historian and teacher Dr Andrew T. Jarboe talks about his recent book Indian Soldiers in World War I: Race and Representation in an Imperial War, published by University of Nebraska Press in 2021. Your browser does not support the audio element....
Ep.268 – Richard Aldington and the Great War – Dr Viv Whelpton
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Dr Viv Whelpton talks about the life and service of Great War poet Richard Aldington. Aldington (1892-1962) was an English writer and poet who is best known for a semi-autobiographical novel the Death of Hero published in 1929. Your browser does not support the audio element...
Ep.271 – Children and childhood in WW1 – Dr Viv Newman
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Author and historian Dr Viv Newman about her research into children and childhood during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. She explores how the war affect children across Europe, how some children became combat...
Ep.272 - The Political and Social History of Ireland in the First World War - Dr Niamh Gallagher and Prof Richard Grayson
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Faculty of History, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History, Head of History at Goldsmiths, University of London discuss Niamh’s recent book Ireland and the Great War....
Ep. 278 – Hanham – Andrew Wood
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Andrew Wood talks about his recent novel Hanham. It is based on the true story of three brothers who fought in the First World war and their family. Inspired by the purchase of a tobacco tin at auction, it tells the story of three brothers and their struggle to survive the turmoil of war and horror of the trenches. At home their eldest sister Ka...
Ep. 282 – Drill, training, and discipline in WW1 – Harry Sanderson
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PhD candidate Harry Sanderson talks about his doctoral research into the role and impact of drill on the training of soldiers. Harry contends that close order drill given to soldiers during basic training had a positive impact on their discipline in the trenches. Your brows...
Ep. 283 – Frank Brangwyn’s Great War Art – Libby Horner
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Art historian, curator, film producer and lecturer Libby Horner talks about her research into artist Frank Brangwyn and the Great War. Brangwyn (1867-1956) was born in Wales and became a well-known artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer. Libby talks about Brangwyn’s art during the Great War and the impact that it...
'From Greenwich lad to Four-War Warrior: Vice-Adm "Kipper" Robinson VC' by Clive Harris
Caption: Commemorative stone outside Robinson's Greenwich birthplace About the talk: Local Greenwich lad, Clive Wilson, talks about another Greenwich lad, Vice Admiral Eric Gascoigne Robinson VC (1882-1965), known to his friends as 'Kipper'. During his extraordinarily career, Kipper fought in four wars with distinction, sometimes serving alongsi...
Ep.285 – Sir Douglas Haig – Prof. John Bourne
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Professor John Bourne talks about the role, impact and reputation of the British Expeditionary Force Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. Your browser does not support the audio element. Bourne challenges the commonly held i...
“Non-Combatants - Really? Decorated Bandsmen 1914-45” by Stephen Mason
“Non-Combatants - Really? Decorated Bandsmen 1914-45” by Stephen Mason The talk will look at decorations awarded during both World Wars to serving or former British Army bandsmen. These range from the Victoria Cross to a posthumous Mention in Dispatches. In addition to the expected role of stretcher bearer which was the task normally assigned to...
Ep.297 – Organisational learning on the Western Front – Dr Mike Hunzeker
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Dr Michael Hunzeker talks about his new book, Dying to Learn that looks at innovation and learning on the Western Front during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Michael is an associate professor at Georg...
Ep. 298 – A Jewish Aid Worker in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920 – Dr Michael Nutkiewicz
Dr Michael Nutkiewicz talks about his new book, A Ukrainian Chapter. A Jewish Aid Worker’s Memoir of Sorrow. Your browser does not support the audio element. This is the translation of a memoir by Eli Gumener, a Jewish relief worker living...
Ep.301 – Elsie and Mairi Go to War – Dr Diane Atkinson
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Dr Diane Atkinson, historian and author, talks about her recent book about Elsie Knocker and Mairi Gooden-Chisholm and their service during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Diane talks about how Elsie a...
Ep.303 – The Remount Service and the Army Veterinary Corps during The Great War – Dr Jane Flynn
Dr Jane Flynn talks about the Army Remount Service and the Army Veterinary Corps during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. The outbreak of war in 1914, found the British Army with a total establishment o...
Ep.304 – The Indian Army in the First World War – Dr Alan Jeffreys
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Dr Alan Jeffreys talks about his recent publication of collected essays on the Indian Army recently published by Helion. Your browser does not support the audio element. Alan is Head of Equipment and Uniform at the National Army Museum an...
Ep.305 – Women doctors on the Eastern and Western Fronts – Dr Ann Robertson
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Former medical consultant, historian and author, Dr Ann Robertson, talks about her research into female doctors’ service and the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element.
Ep. 312 – Barcombe in the Great War – Ian Hilder
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Author Ian Hilder talks about his labour of love 'Great War Barcombe : News from a Sussex Village 1914 -1919' in which contemporary events and local news are blended with the stories of those who served during the First World War. Illustrated from cover to cover, with photographs, newspaper cuttings and other ephemera it is a joyous recreation o...
Ep.330 – The Armistice on the Western Front- Prof Stephen Badsey
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In this captivating episode, a lecture given at the Cork Conference in 2023, Professor Stephen Badsey offers a detailed analysis of the Armistice on the Western Front in November 1918. Your browser does not support the audio element. Step...
Ep. 338 – Public Schools in the Great War – Timothy Halstead
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In this episode of the Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, Timothy Halstead takes us on a journey through the involvement public school boys in the First World War, challenging traditional perceptions and offering fresh insights into their role and experiences. Your browser doe...
Discovered in 2005, this 1918 First World War US Cadillac officer’s car has been lovingly restored and begins a new chapter in its history
The restored 1918 Liberty Bell Cadillac US1257x on display in Washington DC in 2024 (c) Marc Lassen 2024 In 2005, US 'car nut' Marc Lassen stumbled upon an iconic 1918 US Cadillac, bought it online, drove out to find it 'moth-balled' for the best part of 70 years and then spent the following years lovingly restoring it, researching its World W...
Ep.340 –The Unknown Warrior- John Nichol
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Author and former RAF navigator John Nichol talks about his latest book and theatre tour, The Unknown Warrior. Your browser does not support the audio element. Front Cover of John Nichol's 'The Unknown Warrior' from Simon & Schuster...
March Frontline 2024
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WFA MK Branch newsletter for March 2024, contains articles on: The upcoming talk by Simon Keable - Elliott about his grandfather Robert Keable, known for his controversial novel ' Simon called Peter'. Mentioned in Dispatches The Short Brothers, In Life and Death
May Frontline 2024
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WFA MK Branch Newsletter for May 2024 containing articles on: The upcoming talk by Dr Daniel Weinbren ' Now the war is over' Mentioned in Dispatches War Artist - John Nash A corner of a Friendly Field
August Frontline 2024
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WFA MK Branch newsletter for August 2024, containing articles on: Wounded Soldiers by the seaside Preview of talk by Barry Kitchener on 'The Forgotten Germans' Mentioned in Dispatches The Unknown Warrior - A personal Journey of Discovery and Remembrance
Frontline September 2024
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WFA MK Branch newsletter for September 2024, containing articles on: Barry Kitcheners upcoming talk on ' The Forgotten Germans' Stow Maries Great War Weekend Heritage Weekend at MK Museum An Air Raid Remembered