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. 46 – Photographing the Fallen – Jeremy Gordon-Smith
Jeremy Gordon-Smith talks about his new book Photographing the Fallen (published by Pen & Sword) on his great uncle …
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Ep. 45 – Dublin’s Great Wars: Parallel Stories 1912-1923 – Prof. Richard Grayson
Professor Richard Grayson, Goldsmith’s London, talks about his forthcoming book on Dublin between 1912-1923. He gave thi…
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Ep. 44 – The Yanks are Coming! The AEF in WW1 – John Lee
John Lee talks about the American Expeditionary Force and how the adapted to combat conditions on the Western Front in 1…
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Ep. 43 – The Half Shilling Curate – Sarah Reay
Sarah Reay talks about her latest book The Half Shilling Curate which details her Grandfather Herbert Cowl’s military se…
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Ep. 42 – What did you do in the Great War, Grandfather? – Charles Barrington
Charles Barrington talks about his new book (published by Helion and Co.) What did you do in the Great War, Grandfather?…
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Ep. 41 – The Canadians on the Somme – Dr William Stewart
Dr William Stewart talks about his latest book, published by Helion and Co, that examines the Canadian forces contributi…
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Ep. 40 – Marjorie’s War – Charles Fair
Charles Fairs talks about a collection of letters and diaries written by his grandparents and their immediate social cir…
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Ep. 39 – The 8th Lincolns at Loos – Nigel Atter
Nigel Atter talks about the role and experience of his grandfather’s battalion, the 8th Lincolns at the Battle of Loos i…
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Ep. 38 – Spying for the Kaiser – Regina Diana and espionage in France – Dr Vivien New…
Dr Vivien Newman talks about her new book (with David Alexander Scott Semeraro) on female agent Regina Diana who spied f…
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Ep. 37 – Dr Harold Gillies and plastic surgery during WW1 – Dr Andrew Bamji
Dr Andrew Bamji talks about New Zealand surgeon Dr Harold Gillies and his pioneering work in plastic surgery to treat an…
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Ep. 36 – A subaltern on the Western Front – John Rigby-Jones
John Rigby Jones talks about his new book on the experience and service of his teenage grandfather, Captain Eric Rigby J…
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Ep. 35 – The Doughboys, 1917-8 – Michael St Maur Sheil
Photographer and historian Michael St Maur Sheil talks on the role of the Doughboys and US forces in France during 1917 …
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