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. 181 – The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 – Dr David Murphy
Author Dr David Murphy, a lecturer in military history and strategic studies at Maynooth Universi...
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Ep. 180 – 9th Royal Scots in the First World War – Neill Gilhooley
Author Neill Gilhooley talks about his recent book on the service of the 9th Battalion, Royal Sco...
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Ep. 179 – German POWs on Cannock Chase – Richard Pursehouse
Richard Pursehouse talks about on his recent book on German POWs held at Brocton Camp on Cannock...
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Ep. 178 – Irish Recruitment in World War One – Dr Tim Bowman, Dr Michael...
Dr Timothy Bowman, a Reader in modern British military history, University of Kent, Dr William Bu...
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Ep. 177 – Law and War in Australia during the First World War – Dr Cathe...
Lawyer and lecturer Dr Catherine Bond, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales,...
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Ep. 176 – 1 million rounds from a Vickers’ gun in 12 hours: myth or trut...
Dr Rich Willis and Richard Fisher, Founder and Director of the Vickers Machine Gun Research Assoc...
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Ep. 175 – Australian POWs during the First World War – Dr Aaron Pegram
Dr Aaron Pegram, Senior Historian at the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial,...
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Ep. 174 – Ypres and its meaning through time – Prof Mark Connelly & Dr S...
Professor Mark Connelly, Professor of Modern British History, University of Kent and Dr Stefan Go...
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Ep. 173 – The Chemists’ War 1914-18 – Dr Michael Freemantle
Dr Michael Freemantle, a freelance science writer, talks about his book The Chemists’ War 1914-19...
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Ep. 172 – Sevenoaks in the Great War – Matthew Ball
Matthew Ball talks about his research into the community of Sevenoaks during First World War in h...
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Ep. 171 – The 58th (London) Division – David Martin
Author David Martin talks about his recent book on the 58th Division (London) during the First Wo...
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Ep. 170 – Louis Botha, South African PM during WW1 – Prof. Ian Van Der W...
Professor Ian Van Der Waag, Professor and Head of Department of Military History at Stellenbosch...
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