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. 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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Ep. 37 – Dr Harold Gillies and plastic surgery during WW1 – Dr Andrew Bamji
Dr Andrew Bamji talks about New Zealand surgeon Dr Harold Gillies and his pioneering work in plas...
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Ep. 36 – A subaltern on the Western Front – John Rigby-Jones
John Rigby Jones talks about his new book on the experience and service of his teenage grandfathe...
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Ep. 35 – The Doughboys, 1917-1918 – Michael St Maur Sheil
Photographer and historian Michael St Maur Sheil talks on the role of the Doughboys and US forces...
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Ep. 34 – Shellshock in World War 1 – Dr Stefanie Linden
Psychiatrist and medical historian Dr Stefanie Linden discusses her new book on the diagnosis and...
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Ep. 33 – The 'Spanish Flu' Pandemic 1917-19 – Dr Jane Orr
Medical doctor and historian Dr Jane Orr talks to the podcast about the “Spanish Flu” pandemic wh...
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Ep. 32 – Brigadier General Frank Crozier – Charles Messenger
Historian Charles Messenger discusses his biography of controversial soldier Frank Crozier; Briga...
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Ep. 31 – Women in Britain and Europe during the Great War – Dr Vivien Ne...
Historian and author Dr Vivien Newman talks about the role and experience of women in Europe and...
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Ep. 30 – Joseph Steward’s Platoon – Andy Robertshaw
Military historian Andy Robertshaw talks about the amazing account of Private Joseph John Steward...
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Ep. 29 – Commemoration of the Great War in Ireland – Dr Chris Manson
Dr Chris Manson talks on ‘Commemoration of WW1 in Ireland’. This talk was given to Antrim and Dow...
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Ep. 28 – Military Recruitment in Ireland, 1916 – Dr William Butler
Dr William Butler (University of Kent) talks on ‘Can you any longer resist the call?’ Military Re...
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Ep. 27 – Black Watch volunteers in Dublin before the First World War – I...
Ian Montgomery, Co-chair, Antrim and Down WFA branch, talks on ‘Thoroughbred Irishmen: Black Watc...
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