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. 119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng
Wenlan Peng, from the Meridian Society, talks about the Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front...
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Ep. 118 – British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1...
Dr Chris Kempshall, Teaching Fellow in European History at the University of Sussex, talks about...
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Ep. 117 – Post War Mutinies in the British Army – Dr William Butler
Dr William Butler, Outreach Officer and Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent, talks about...
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Ep. 116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper
Dr Mario Draper, Lecturer in Modern British and European History at the University of Kent, discu...
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Ep. 115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on t...
Dr Alex Mayhew discusses his PhD that looked at the English infantryman’s morale and perception o...
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Ep. 114 – Chaplains and religion on the Western Front – Dr Martin Purdy
Dr Martin Purdy talks about chaplains and religion on the Western Front during the Great War....
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Ep. 113 – The Ulster Division during the German Spring Offensive – Micha...
Michael Nugent talks about his book on the 36th Ulster Division during the German 1918 Spring Off...
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Ep. 112 – Humour in British literature during the Great War – Dr Emily A...
Dr Emily Anderson, from Newcastle University, talks about her PhD research into humour in British...
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Ep. 111 – L/Cpl Wijnand 'Vic' Hamman, 2nd South African Regt – Emile Coe...
Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about L/Cpl Wijnand 'Vic' Hamman...
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Ep. 110 – British Territorials in India – Prof Peter Stanley
Prof. Peter Stanley, from the University of New South Wales, talks about his latest book on Briti...
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Ep. 109 – Operation Delta – Dr Bill Stewart
Dr Bill Stewart talks about the Canadian Corp’s Operation Delta and how it shaped operations duri...
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Ep. 108 – Nobody of Any Importance – Phil Sutcliffe
Phil Sutcliffe talks about his father’s account of being an infantryman during the Great War....
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