Tanks and Storm Troopers : British and German Solutions to the Deadlock on the Western Front by A D Harvey

Tanks and Storm Troopers : British and German Solutions to the Deadlock on …

(This article first appeared in the June 2020 edition of Stand To! Number 118 pp.10-14.) By 1916 bo…

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Disaster at Chocques Airfield, 12 March 1915

Disaster at Chocques Airfield, 12 March 1915

When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) arrived in France in mid-August 1914 it effectively had no offensi…

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An Australian & the shortest man in the British Army?

An Australian & the shortest man in the British Army?

The following pension card for Frank Clifford Wittman shows an unusual address of Mildura, a town in…

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Death From the Skies: Doullens Citadel, 30 May 1918

Death From the Skies: Doullens Citadel, 30 May 1918

Female nurses performed a vital part in caring for the sick and wounded of the Great War. They did n…

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From Bradford to Boulogne via Suvla Bay: The Great War Journey of Private 10915 Harold Wood, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment

From Bradford to Boulogne via Suvla Bay: The Great War Journey of Private 1…

The city of Bradford in West Yorkshire has a rich history, from its origins as a settlement that dat…

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The History of The 1/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment from August 1916 to March 1917.

The History of The 1/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment from Au…

The following article is by Micah Parsons The Battalion Battle Patch was a pair of red cotton bar…

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‘The 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood, July 1916. The Reasons for adverse criticism in the early historiography’

‘The 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood, July 1916. The Reasons for adver…

This article is derived from the research undertaken by Jon Williams' for his MA dissertation as par…

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Discuss the Psychological Effects of the Great War on Soldiers, and How Medical Professionals Attempted to Treat ‘Shell Shock.’

Discuss the Psychological Effects of the Great War on Soldiers, and How Med…

This essay by 17 year old Rose Halls of Brighton College was one of the 2023 Colin Hardy Memorial Pr…

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Did World War One cause more tension or unity between ethnic components of Empires on the Eastern front

Did World War One cause more tension or unity between ethnic components of …

The following essay submitted to the 2023 Colin Hardy Memorial Prize was the first runner up. It is …

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‘To What Extent was the First World War the Main Reason for the Enfranchisement of Women in Britain?’

‘To What Extent was the First World War the Main Reason for the Enfranchise…

The following essay by Lizzie Kenyon-Muir of Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishops’ Stortford …

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William Wells: A War at Sea and on Land

William Wells: A War at Sea and on Land

A friend has in recent years been researching his family history and knowing of my interest in World…

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German submarine UC-71: a brief history

German submarine UC-71: a brief history

The wreck of a German mine laying submarine has recently been located and a 3D recreation of the ves…

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