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I Was There: A new audio-visual interpretation of the original magazines
'I Was There' was a part-work published just before the outbreak of the Second World War which provided - in weekly editions - first hand accounts of the war by people 'who were there'. It was originally planned that the series would be in forty parts, but somewhere along the way, the publishers extended this to over 50 magazines. Sourcing a fu...
I Was There: The WFA's new audio-visual interpretation of the original magazines
'I Was There' was a part-work published just before the outbreak of the Second World War which provided - in weekly editions - first hand accounts of the war by people 'who were there'. It was originally planned that the series would be in forty parts, but somewhere along the way, the publishers extended this to over 50 magazines. Sourcing a fu...
I Was There!: Latest video now available
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The latest videos from the 'I Was There!' series have been very well received, with Episode 29 ('The Immortal Story of 'L' Battery') having over 55,000 views (and counting). The statistics on other videos are also excellent, with an earlier video (Episode19: The Unseen Killers at Le Cateau) surging in the last day or so to over 12,000 views. Th...
I Was There: Aerial Adventure on Aisne and Marne, by Lt Col L A Strange
We continue to work on the reminiscences of 'old soldiers' published in the 1939 publication 'I Was There!' and publish these as new videos on our YouTube channel. The most recent video is entitled 'Aerial Adventure on Aisne and Marne, by Lt Col L A Strange'. In this episode, Col Strange gives a magnificently vivid account of aerial adventure...
I Was There: 'The Antwerp Adventure'
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We are delighted to announce that a new 'chapter' of recordings has just been started, with a new 'playlist' being created on our YouTube channel. The next (short) chapter covers what was called in the original 'I Was There!' publication 'The Antwerp Adventure'. The first video in this new chapter is entitled 'We brought Succour to Belgium' by...
I Was There!: New chapter of videos commences: First Ypres
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The volunteers who are working on the audio visual interpretations of 'I Was There!' have now moved on to a new chapter, being that covering the First Battle of Ypres. In this chapter there will be a large number of videos covering the actions between October and November 1914. The various pieces in the original publication are described as fol...
I Was There!: Another video published
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Our series of 'I Was There!' videos on the WFA's YouTube channel continue to receive 'rave reviews'. The current chapter covers the period between 14 October and 11 November 1914. Most of the narrations in this period deal with the First Battle of Ypres, but the latest episode deals with the little-known Battle of Coronel. This took place off t...
I Was There!: New chapter of videos commences: 'Winter and Neuve Chapelle, January 1 - March 13 1915'
Those members following our 'I Was There!' series will be pleased to know we've now started on a 'new year' - that of 1915. A new playlist has just commenced which is described (in the original publication) as follows: The first three months of 1915 on the Western Front were remarkable only for the battle of Neuve Chapelle (March 10). In this ch...
I Was There! Chapter 9 commences 'Gallipoli Bombardment and Landing'
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Our work on the 'I Was There!' series of magazines continues, with a brand new 'chapter' having been commenced as 'Playlist number 9' on YouTube. These accounts are readings of the originals - supported by images - which are published as videos. Playlist 9 is a relatively short chapter dealing with the bombardment and landings at Gallipoli betw...
The Historic Christmas Truce of 1914 by Capt Sir Edward Hulse, Bart
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Despite the bitter fighting which had been going on for over four months, a remarkable armistice was observed in many sectors on Christmas Day 1914, and English and German soldiers ceased killing each other for one day and fraternized in a most genuine manner. In the following passage a Captain of the Scots Guards describes the extraordinary sce...