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Historians Do Drink Conference: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and the Allied Victory of 1918
Five speakers will consider the role played in the Allied Victory of 1918 by Sir Douglas Haig. DETAILS HERE > Historians Do Drink
British Military Leadership in the First World War by John Terraine
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(This lecture was given by John Terraine , the then Honorary President of The Western Front Association in 1991. It was later published in a 'Leadership & War' and published by The Western Front Association in 1998).
This is a subject subject which has been steeped in misunderstanding, prejudice and pure mythology for over seventy years...
The Battle of Hill 70
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The Third Battle of Ypres (commonly, but inaccurately known as ‘Passchendaele’) commenced on 31 July 1917. High hopes of success soon evaporated as the attack bogged down in the mud caused by torrential rain. In an attempt to draw German troops away from the Ypres sector, a diversionary attack was planned to take place to the south in the Lens/L...
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle 1915
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Despite the disappointments in the opening months of the First World War when the idea that "It will be over By Christmas" met with the reality of modern warfare 1915 began with optimism. The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Field Marshal Sir John French, was convinced that a major effort would bring about an early victory. To this...
In Haig’s Shadow: The Letters of Major– General Hugo De Pree and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (editor) Gary Sheffield
Greenhill Books £19.99, 217 pages, including 2 appendices ISBN 9781784383534 Some might think that there is little left to say about Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. Lionised by his brothers–in–arms in the 1920s, Haig’s reputation was systematically demolished in the 1930s to the point where, for many, he came to represent something of a pantom...
Stand To ! No. 121 Recently Published
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Contents Communication Lines 2–6 A Bridge Too Many on the Oise by Michael Carragher 7–11 A Short Spell on Mudros and Helles by Barbara Meredith 12–18 Another Lonely Anzac 1394 Private H V Meston 9th Battalion AIF by Paul Cobb 19–21 The Camera Returns (102) by Bob Grundy and Steve Wall 22–23 A Fascination for Flora Along the Western Front...
Stereoscope images from the Western Front and elsewhere
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Having just published the initial batch of stereoscopic images on The Western Front Association's website, it is perhaps a good time to pick out just a handful of these to show the kind of images that are available. There is no 'science' to the selection of the following images, it is merely a selection of some that have caught my eye as being o...
"Haig - Hero or Villain?" with Gordon Corrigan
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Douglas Haig has probably attracted more controversy than any other military commander in recent British history, and although he is almost a century dead, argument still rages at conferences and in the pages of books and magazines. Was he a butcher and a bungler, responsible for the loss of a whole generation of British manhood, or was he the m...
HYBRID ONLINE/LIVE MEETING: Learning on the Job – Sir Douglas Haig 1916-1918 by Clive Harris
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This is a hybrid meeting with Clive Harris will be 'live' and 'online' at the same time. It will be streamed live into zoom from the branch event which will be taking place in York on Saturday 11 September at 2.30pm UK time. When Douglas Haig took command of the BEF in late 1915, he soon realised he would have to become as much a ‘Battlefield M...
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...
ONLINE: Sir Douglas Haig and the Royal Navy with Clive Harris
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The presentation will be live and online. Clive Harris will tell the story how Britain’s two military arms went from independent thinkers to close co-operating partners in the Great War. Britain’s position as a maritime power during the Great War is well documented. But as her land forces grew significantly and the Western Front became the key...
The Rob Thompson Memorial Conference
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The late Rob Thompson was, in his own words, an "accidental military historian". But, in the opinion of others, he was "a true scholar … with a new way of looking at the Great War" and "an off the wall character with rock star charisma". This conference celebrates his lifetime achievements - in historical research, critical interpretation and pu...