The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes overlooked
Ep. 71 – From Docks and Sand – The 7th Battalion Liverpool Regiment in WW1 – Dr Adria…
Dr Adrian Gregson talks about his recent book, From Docks and Sand, Southport and Bottle·s Battalion, the 7th King·s Liv…
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Ep. 70 – The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front 1918 – Peter Hart
Historian Peter Hart about his new book The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front 1918, published by Profile books.…
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Ep. 69 – The German 1918 Spring Offensives – Dr Jonathan Boff
Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, gives a lecture on the German Spring Offensives which happened from March to…
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Ep. 68 – The British Manpower Crisis of 1918 – Dr Alison Hines
Dr Alison Hines, gives a lecture on the British Manpower Crisis of 1918; this talk was given at the WFA’s 7th President’…
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Ep. 67 – Kriegsgefangen in Skipton – Anne Buckley
Anne Buckley, Lecturer in Translation Studies and German at Leeds University, talks about translating memoirs of a group…
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Ep. 66 – The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu – Kenneth C. Davis
Author Kenneth C. Davis talks about his latest book on the hidden history of the Spanish Flu during World War 1, publish…
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Ep. 65 – Major Discoveries on the Western Front – David Tattersfield
WFA trustee David Tattersfield talks about his detective work in France to determine the identities of two majors buried…
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Ep. 64 – The London Irish in the Great War – Richard O’Sullivan
Richard O’Sullivan, Assistant Curator at the London Irish Rifles Association, talks about the London Irish battalions of…
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Ep. 63 – Blockade, economic warfare and the use of hunger during the Great War – Sir …
Sir Hew Strachan, patron of the WFA and Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews, delivers a…
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Ep. 62 – King George V during the Great War – Alexandra Churchill
TV historian and author Alexandra Churchill talks about research for her forthcoming book on King George V during the Gr…
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Ep. 61 – D.H. Lawrence and the Great War – Dr Andrew Humphries
Dr Andrew Humphries, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, talks on D.H. Lawrence during the Great War…
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Ep. 60 – Wherever the firing line extends – Ronan McGreevy
Irish Times Journalist Ronan McGreevy about his book Wherever the Firing line Extends, published by the History Press Ir…
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