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. 96 – Lawrence of Arabia – Dr John Peaty
Military historian Dr John Peaty talks about Lawrence of Arabia....
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Ep. 95 – The Rise of Sir William Robertson – Ross Beadle
Historian Ross Beadle talks about the rise of Sir William Robertson who was appointed to the role...
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Ep. 94 – The Great War Pension Record Cards – David Tattersfield
David Tattersfield, The Western Front Association Trustee, talks about the First World War Pensio...
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Ep. 93 – Willie Redmond MP – John Green
John Green talks about his relative Irish nationalist politician Major Willie Redmond MP, who was...
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Ep. 92 – Public School Great War Memorials – Sarah Wearne
School archivist Sarah Wearne talks about her new book that looks at Great War memorials in publi...
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Ep. 91 – The Morale of the Italian Army in the First World War – Dr Vand...
Historian Dr Vanda Wilcox, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at John Cabot University, talks...
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Ep. 90 – The Portuguese Expeditionary Force in the First World War – Mi...
Portuguese Army officer Miguel Freire talks about the role of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force...
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Ep. 89 – Civilian Volunteers during WW1 – Dr Sally White
Dr Sally White talks about her new book Ordinary Heroes on civilian volunteers during the Great W...
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Ep. 88 – The 10th (Irish) Division – Dr Stephen Sandford
Historian Dr. Stephen Sandford talks about his 2014 book, Neither Unionist Nor Nationalist, about...
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Ep. 87 – Conscientious Objectors in WW1 – Gerry Barton
Gerry Barton talks about his new book, jointly written with John Babb, on conscientious objectors...
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Ep. 86 – Dublin’s Great Wars, 1912-23 – Prof. Richard Grayson
Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of Lo...
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Ep. 85 – Women of Aktion – female activists in the German 1918 Revolutio...
Professor Ingrid Sharp, Professor of German Cultural and Gender History at the University of Leed...
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