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. 49 – The 48th Division, 1908-1918 – Dr K.W. Mitchinson
Dr Bill Mitchinson talks about his latest book on the 48th (South Midland) Division from 1908 to...
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Ep. 48 – The Hindenburg Line – Clive Harris
Military historian and battlefield guide Clive Harris, Director of Battle Honours, discusses the...
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Ep. 47 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Dr Spencer Jones
Dr. Spencer Jones, Senior Lecturer in Armed Forces and War Studies at the University of Wolverham...
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Ep. 46 – Photographing the Fallen – Jeremy Gordon-Smith
Jeremy Gordon-Smith talks about his new book Photographing the Fallen (published by Pen & Swo...
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Ep. 45 – Dublin’s Great Wars: Parallel Stories 1912-1923 – Prof. Richard...
Professor Richard Grayson, Goldsmith’s London, talks about his forthcoming book on Dublin between...
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Ep. 44 – The Yanks are Coming! The AEF in World War One – John Lee
John Lee talks about the American Expeditionary Force and how the adapted to combat conditions on...
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Ep. 43 – The Half Shilling Curate – Sarah Reay
Sarah Reay talks about her latest book The Half Shilling Curate which details her Grandfather Her...
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Ep. 42 – What did you do in the Great War, Grandfather? – Charles Barrin...
Charles Barrington talks about his new book (published by Helion and Co.) What did you do in the...
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Ep. 41 – The Canadians on the Somme – Dr William Stewart
Dr William Stewart talks about his latest book, published by Helion and Co, that examines the Can...
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Ep. 40 – Marjorie’s War – Charles Fair
Charles Fairs talks about a collection of letters and diaries written by his grandparents and the...
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Ep. 39 – The 8th Lincolns at Loos – Nigel Atter
Nigel Atter talks about the role and experience of his grandfather’s battalion, the 8th Lincolns...
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Ep. 38 – Spying for the Kaiser – Regina Diana and espionage in France –...
Dr Vivien Newman talks about her new book (with David Alexander Scott Semeraro) on female agent R...
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