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Unlocking the Archives: The WFA launches a brand new 'First World War search engine'
Over the years, Stand To! has built up to be a vast – and growing – resource for members of The Western Front Association. From the first issues back in 1981 there has been (to date) 131 magazines published containing hundreds of articles. The first three issues at 16 pages were small compared to what came later (20 pages per issue grew to 24 pa...
Searchable Magazine Archive: Early Feedback
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We have recently announced a fantastic new way to search back over 130 editions of our journal 'Stand To!' as well as other magazines that have been digitized (Gun Fire, Firestep, The Royal Naval Division Magazines, Purnell's History of the Great War and our 'Military Factsheets) Feedback from members has been exceptionally positive, here's just...
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...
Twenty Years After: The Battlefields of 1914-18 Then and Now
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Quite a number of 'partworks' (magazines published over a number of weeks) were published between the 1920s and the start of the Second World War. The last of those dedicated to the history of WW1 came out in November 1937 and was called 'Twenty Years After'. Originally intended to be published in 'about 40 weekly parts' the first set of magazin...
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...
Newly republished: World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History
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As part of our ongoing commitment to make historical magazines once more available to members of The Western Front Association, we are delighted to announce a brand new 'part work' is now available to WFA members on our 'Searchable Magazine Archive'. The publication in 1934-35 of a weekly magazine called 'World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History...
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...
Back issues of Bulletin now available to WFA members
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We are delighted to be able to announce a major new 'perk' of membership of The Western Front Association. Using the technology that we have available via the association's 'Searchable Magazine Archive' we have just made available over a hundred back issues of the WFA's in-house members' magazine 'Bulletin'. The first issue of Bulletin, penned...