Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you would like to contribute an article please get in touch.
Video: Four veterans remember the Battle of the Somme
The documentary below was produced in 1991 and featured four veterans reminiscing about their time o…
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The Kaiser's Battle by Martin Middlebrook - how accurate are the statistics…
I am sure that many members of The Western Front Association were introduced to the subject of the G…
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Operation Michael, The Thirty Worst and an Advanced Dressing Station
March 1918 was arguably the most critical month of the First World war for the British and Commonwea…
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The Contemptible Little Army, 1914 -1918
By Alex Saunt (Major Alex Saunt MBE served with the Light Infantry and with the SAS in Libya, Borne…
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Pension Record Cards and Ledgers - how they fitted in to the bigger picture…
This is the third of three article intended to show what is available at The National Archives ('TNA…
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Project ALIAS reveals the man who is listed twice
As the project to learn more about those men who served in the British Army using a false name conti…
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Stand To Articles on the Chinese Labour Force during the First World War
Articles Edition of Stand To ! Behind the Lines (2) Chinese Lab…
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A Perspective on the Western Front by an Army Officer from India by Dr. DeW…
This article first appeared in the January 2020 edition of Stand To! the journal of The Western Fron…
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David George Mansell and his war service as 'Evans'
Many men joined the army under an assumed name, for some this would have been to run away from a pas…
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Lewes Casualties : September 1918 and the impact of 'Spanish Flu'
September 1918 brought a further 14 Lewes casualties, 10 on the Western Front where the arrival o…
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'Behind the Lines - The Story of the Iron Twelve' [Part 2] by Hedley Malloc…
This article, Part 2 of 2 parts, first appeared in Stand To! No. 88. April/May 2010. This and all is…
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'The Story of the Iron Twelve' [Part 1] by Hedley Malloch
This article first appeared, in two parts, in the journal of The Western Front Association, Stand To…
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