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083: August/September 2008

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Discipline in the BEF: An analysis of executions in British Divisions 1914-1918

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It is well recorded that despite a dubious disciplinary record, Australian troops were amongst the most effective of those available to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. [1] This observation is at odds with the example of the Guards Division which also had a favourable reputation, but whose discipline was strict.[2] It is therefore potentially use...

111: March 2018 Special Edition

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Sentenced to Death. The Public Record Office Court Martial Files.

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[This article originally appeared in Gun Fire No.31. It has been lightly edited for the purposes of publishing on the WFA's website. Illustrations have been added that did not appear in the original. All of these magazines are now available to WFA members via the Member Login. Joining the Western Front Association gives you access not only to th...

The Forgotten Germans of the First World War

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Barry Kitchener's talk, ' The Forgotten Germans,' throws a spotlight on a little known and rarely mentioned aspect of the Great War. The British Government wanted to utilise the symbolic power that The Tower of London had become by executing eleven German spies convicted of espionage. A thought provoking story, not to be missed.