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The Contemptible Little Army, 1914 -1918
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By Alex Saunt (Major Alex Saunt MBE served with the Light Infantry and with the SAS in Libya, Borneo, Northern Ireland, Germany and Denmark. He was awarded an MBE for his courage). The story of the expansion and development of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 1914-1918 and how the Contemptible Little Army became a huge, effective machine. B...
Ep. 56 – Resisting Conscription: the Appeals Tribunals in Middlesex – Carol Henderson
Doctoral candidate Carol Henderson talks about her research into the military appeals tribunals in Middlesex where men sought to gain exemption from conscription and military service during the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element....
ONLINE : 'Northampton Conscientious Objectors’ – John Buckell.
Milton Keynes WFA Zoom presentation The First World War was the first time compulsory military conscription had been introduced in Britain, and Tribunals were set up in 1916 to hear appeals for exemption from the armed services. This was a struggle to recruit men to the armed forces to win the war, but also to establish the moral right of indi...
Ep.272 - The Political and Social History of Ireland in the First World War - Dr Niamh Gallagher and Prof Richard Grayson
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Faculty of History, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History, Head of History at Goldsmiths, University of London discuss Niamh’s recent book Ireland and the Great War....
Lancashire North Despatch: October 2022 6th Email Issue
The 6th Email Edition
Stand To! March 2024 Number: 133 Editor's Introduction and contents
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From the Matt Leonard, Editor Stand To! Welcome to the (slightly delayed) first Stand To! of 2024. My apologies for the wait – some things can’t be helped – and there will still be four issues published this year. On that note, I would like to begin by thanking you for the feedback I’ve received regarding last year’s special issue. It was an...
133: March 2024
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