Firestep: The London Branch Magazine now published

7 September 2021

Between 2002 and 2007 The London Branch of The Western Front Association published a series of 13 half-yearly magazines called 'Firestep'. 

These were very professionally produced and contained excellently written articles from a large number of contributors

Firestep

These have been difficult to locate but, thanks to the loan of a set of these magazines, we can now make these fully accessible to all members via our website (a membership area password will be needed - if you need a reminder, or to reset the password please click contact us).

The range of articles is fascinating, just a few of these are listed below

  • Army Service Corps Caterpillar Tractors Lt Col (Retd) MHG Young
  • The Hull Pals: Oppy Wood 1917 Irene Progin 
  • Why Passchendaele? Gordon Corrigan
  • The Greatest Trench Raid of the War John Lee
  • German Prisoners in the UK Rosemary Bennett

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