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!
'1917' - using the Pension Records to track down the characters in the film (if they'…
The new film '1917' by Sam Mendes is about to be released in the UK (and has already been released in the USA). It has b…
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The Infamous Dutch Lady And Other Famous Espionage Agents of the Great War
Arguably the two most famous, or infamous, individuals engaged in espionage during the Great War were an tall exotic dan…
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Identifying the Dead: a Short Study of the Identification Tags of 1914-1918
Introduction to Identification Discs and Tags of the First World War Perhaps one of the most personal of all…
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Handbook of the 18 Pounder Field Gun
This is the 1913 edition of the British Army Handbook of the 18 Pounder Field Gun of the British and Commonwealth Armies…
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Truth in the Telling: A Review of 1917
There is much to write about the film 1917. But in the interest of those prospective cinema-goers who will journey to th…
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The father and son killed on the same day
There are of course lots of coincidences in the First World War, but one that is quite remarkable is that of the father …
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1917: Right Story, Wrong Location
The following piece, by military historian Andrew Rawson discusses the location implied in the new film '1917'. I am no…
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The Action at Rafa
The battle at Rafa, (or more accurately the 'Action at Rafa') which took place on 9 January 1917, was a small affair tha…
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Some instances of the award of the Albert Medal in the First World War
During the Great War, the Albert Medal was awarded to fewer than one hundred servicemen. Less than one third of these aw…
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Hooge Tunnel, Essex Farm (and other) drawings
[Another very interesting article from the recently digitised editions of Gun Fire is one entitled 'Hooge Tunnel, Essex …
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Gun Fire 'Notes and Queries'. Some examples
For the entire 59 editions of Gun Fire the editor, Alf Peacock, ran (with the exception of one or two of the special edi…
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A Second Alternative Guide to the Western Front (extract)
The largest edition of Gun Fire was edition number 26 being 'A Second Alternative Guide to the Western Front'. This edit…
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