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. 275 – Managing boredom in Salonika amongst British troops – Jake Gasson…
Jake Gasson, a doctoral candidate at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, talks about his researc…
Read MoreEp.274 – Fishermen’s involvement in the Great War – Dr Robb Robinson
Dr Robb Robinson, Honorary Research Fellow at the Blaydes Maritime Centre at the University of Hull,…
Read MoreEp. 273 – The German Army in October 1918 – Katherine Quinlan-Flatter
Historian and journalist Katherine Quinlan-Flatter talks about the German Army during the weeks of O…
Read MoreEp.272 - The Political and Social History of Ireland in the First World War…
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Facult…
Read MoreEp.271 – Children and childhood in WW1 – Dr Viv Newman
Author and historian Dr Viv Newman about her research into children and childhood during the Great W…
Read MoreEp.270 – Gas Warfare during the First World War – Rocky Salmon
WFA European Officer Rocky Salmon talks about gas warfare during the Great War. …
Read MoreEp.269 – The Netherlands during WW1 – Pauline Onderwater
PhD student Pauline Onderwater talks about her doctoral research into the Netherlands during the G…
Read MoreEp.268 – Richard Aldington and the Great War – Dr Viv Whelpton
Dr Viv Whelpton talks about the life and service of Great War poet Richard Aldington. Aldington (189…
Read MoreEp 267 – Morale in the BEF on the Western Front, 1917-8 – Dr Alex Mayhew
Dr Alex Mayhew, a historian of the cultural, military, and social history of war and also a Fellow o…
Read MoreEp.266 – The US 103rd Regiment in World War One – Jonathan Bratten
Jonathan Bratten talks about his history of the US 103rd Regiment during the Great War. The 103rd wa…
Read MoreEp. 265 – The Indian Army in the First World War – Dr Andrew Jarboe
Historian and teacher Dr Andrew T. Jarboe talks about his recent book Indian Soldiers in World War I…
Read MoreEp.264 – 1917, The Darkest Year – Dr Spencer Jones
Dr Spencer Jones talks about The Darkest Year, a collection of essays he edited on the British Army …
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