The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes overlooked
Ep. 197 - The 1918 German Revolution - Prof. Robert Gerwarth
Historian Professor Robert Gerwarth, Professor of Modern History at University College Dublin and Di…
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Ep. 196 - Men of the AEF's 'Lost Battalion' - Dr Edward Lengel
Historian and writer Professor Edward G Lengel talks about his book Never in Finer Company: The Men …
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Ep. 195 - County Kildare - 1912-1923 - Dr Seamus Cullen
Historian Dr Seamus Cullen talks about his recent book Kildare, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923, tha…
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Ep. 194 - Chemical Warfare - Simon Jones
Freelance historian Simon Jones about his research into chemical weapons during the Great War. …
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Ep.193 - Belgian Refugees in Glasgow during the Great War - Kieran Taylor
PhD candidate Kieran Taylor, studying at the University of Stirling, talks about his research into B…
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Ep.192 – ‘The Fighting Irish’ – The US 69th Infantry Regiment in WW1- Steph…
A student at Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont. Stephen L. Harris started his career as a jour…
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Ep. 191 - The German Occupation of France in the First World War – Dr James…
Dr James Connolly is the Associate Professor SELCS Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University Coll…
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Ep. 190 - Sir John Monash – Dr Aaron Pegram
Dr Aaron Pegram of the Australian War Memorial, developed his interest in the First World War initia…
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Ep. 189 - The Rehabilitation and Treatment of Limbless Veterans - Louise Be…
Louise Bell is an independent researcher specialising in the history of prosthetics, with particular…
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Ep. 188 – Military Identities of British conscripts – Joshua Bilton
Doctoral candidate Joshua Bilton talks about his research into the military identities of British so…
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Ep. 187 – The Police during the First World War – Dr Mary Fraser
Social historian Dr Mary Fraser, talks about her research into police and policing in Britain during…
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Ep. 186 – Folkestone Harbour in the First World War – Peter Anderson
Peter Anderson talks about the role of Folkestone Harbour during the Great War. …
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