The Western Front Association's podcasts 'Mentioned in Dispatches' with Dr Tom Thorpe are an eclectic mix of relaxed discussions with all kinds of contributors: experts in their particular fields, authors, historians, performers, speakers, researches, museum archivists and curators which sometimes shine a light into areas of the first world war which are overlooked.
Ep.342 – Defence of the Suez Canal, 1914-15 – Dr Adam Prime
In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Adam Prime, an independent scholar, to di...
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Ep.341 – African American Signallers – Dr Brian Hall
325 Field Signal Bn. 92nd Div- Stringing Lines. Binarville (Argonne) Oct 1, 1918. Academic Dr B...
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Ep.340 –The Unknown Warrior- John Nichol
Author and former RAF navigator John Nichol talks about his latest book and theatre tour, The Unk...
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Ep. 339 - The 1918 Liberty Bell Cadillac U.S. 1257X with Marc Lassen
In this episode of the Mentioned in Dispatches podcast Marc Lassen tells the incredible story of...
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Ep. 338 – Public Schools in the Great War – Timothy Halstead
In this episode of the Mentioned in Dispatches podcast, Timothy Halstead takes us on a journey th...
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Ep.337 – Orcadians in the Gordon Highlanders in the First World War – To...
Soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders in France c.1916 In this podcast, Tom Ordeman, formerly of t...
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Ep.336 – French Generals of the Great War – Dr Jonathan Krause & Prof. W...
In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Jonathan Krause and Professor William Philpott illuminate...
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Ep. 335 – Colin Hutchinson and the RFA – David Keable-Elliot
In this riveting episode of Mentioned in Dispatched, former GP and author Colin Hutchinson takes...
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Ep.334 – The Office of Military Secretary – Prof John Bourne
Prof. John Bourne talks about the essential role, activities, and function of the Office of the M...
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Ep.333 – Ireland in Ypres, 1914 – 2014 – Dr Dominiek Dendooven
Dr. Dominiek Dendooven delves into the history of Ireland’s involvement and representation in Fla...
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Ep.332 – Midland Railway men of the GW – Quint Watt
Historian and researcher Quintin Watt takes us on a captivating journey into the forgotten storie...
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Ep.331 - God and the British Soldier – Prof Michael Snape
Canon Professor Michael Snape, the Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies at Durham Univers...
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