Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. All are examples of the kind of work featured in Stand To!

Aubers Ridge 9 May 1915
At the end of April 1915 the Sussex Express carried a cheering report from one of its former reporters, Private W G H…
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The Truth About German Atrocities
Founded on the Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, 12, Downing…
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Duds On The Western Front
Introduction There were two military meanings to the word 'Dud'. The first was the obvious well known one referring to …
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When and Why the Doughboys Finally Joined the War
When the First World War began in August 1914, none of the 48 autonomous states that then made up the United States of A…
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Pension Record Cards - claims for soldiers who were killed
The next major release of images of the Pension Record cards saved by the WFA has now been made available to WFA members…
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The Real Birdsong: The Kilian Tunnel
In the BBC adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' ‘Birdsong' we have seen how the character Stephen Wraysford escaped in a some…
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The day my family came
The 20th August 2013 was a hot day. Probably not as hot as the 20th July 1918. Despite these dates being separated by ne…
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Leonard Maidment: missing, found, now remembered
As Serjeant Leonard Maidment nervously waited in the pre-dawn gloom of the morning of 20 July 1918 preparing for his fir…
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The German Spring Offensive March 1918
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which marked Russia’s withdrawal from the war, was signed on 3rd March 1918 by the new Russ…
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The Great War March Casualities
During the early years of the war, March on the Western Front was a time of preparation for the spring offensives both s…
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Lewes and the Great War February Casualites
February’s Lewes casualties provide a glimpse of the contrasting life experiences and backgrounds of residents of differ…
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Lewes and the Great War 1914-1918 January Casualties
By the end of autumn 1914 the German advance on Paris had been halted and both sides had dug in for the winter, creating…
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