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. 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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Ep. 107 – The Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras in the Fi...
Doctoral student Percy Leung at the University of St Andrews talks about his research into the Be...
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Ep. 106 - The Impact of the First World War on Australian-British relati...
Dr Jack Davies, Assistant Curator at the Science Museum, talks about the impact of the First Worl...
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Ep. 105 – Researching British Officers in WW1 – Prof. Michael Durey
Emeritus Professor Michael Durey, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, talks about...
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Ep. 104 – The Salonika Front – Alan Wakefield
Alan Wakefield, Head of First World War & Early 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Mus...
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Ep. 103 – The impact of military service for women who served in WW1 – J...
Doctoral candidate Jane Clarke, studying at the University of Manchester, discusses her research...
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Ep. 102 – British Infantry Training during the First World War – Harry S...
Doctoral candidate Harry Sanderson, from the University of Leeds, discusses his research into the...
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Ep. 101 – The Treatment of Mentally Ill Irish Ex-servicemen After WW1 –...
Medical historian Dr Michael Robinson, from the University of Liverpool, talks about the treatmen...
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Ep. 100 – Reflections on the Great War Centenary and Historiography – Pr...
For the 100th edition, outgoing WFA President, Prof. Peter Simkins, gives his reflections on the...
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Ep. 99 – The German Army in 1918 – Jack Sheldon
Historian Jack Sheldon talks about the performance and collapse of the German Army during the Hun...
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Ep. 98 – Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days – Richard S...
Richard Stobo talks about, ‘The Australian Victories in France in 1918? An Examination of Austral...
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