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Ep.242 – Sex, Violence and Alcohol: some after-effects of the Great War - Frances Hurd

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In this podcast from Tom Thorpe, Historian Frances Hurd talks about her research into how the traumatic impact of the First World War affected former veterans and their families. Frances quotes the author Hugh McManners (a Falklands veteran) who said that ‘war is the most traumatic life event that any human can experience, a damaging combination…


Ep.317 – Gay soldiers, the law and the Great War – Dr Frances Hurd

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Author and historian Dr Frances Hurd talks about her research into gay officers, the law and their experiences in the British Army during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Frances Hurd discusses what happe…