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. 57 – The Great War Contribution of the Punjabi village of Dulmial, P...
GP Dr Irfan Malik talks about his research into the Great War contribution of his ancestral villa...
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Ep. 56 – Resisting Conscription: the Appeals Tribunals in Middlesex – Ca...
Doctoral candidate Carol Henderson talks about her research into the military appeals tribunals i...
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Ep. 55 – Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria – Dr Jonathan Boff
Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, discusses his latest book Haig’s Enemy on Crown Princ...
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Ep. 54 – The Confessions of a Battlefield Tour Guide – Clive Harris
Military historian and guide Clive Harris talks about his 20 years of experiences as a battlefiel...
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Ep. 53 – Nannies and the Great War – Louise Heren
Author and historian Louise Heren talks about her book on Nannies and the Great War (published by...
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Ep. 52 – Cambridge Communities in the Great War – Joanna Costin
PhD candidate Joanna Costin talks about her research into the Cambridgeshire communities in the G...
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Ep. 51 – The Wirral in the Great War – Stephen Roberts
Stephen Roberts talks about Wirral in the Great War....
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Ep. 50 – The London Regiment before the Great War – Charles Fair & Tom T...
Historian Charles fair and host Tom Thorpe survey the character, traditions and quirks of the 28...
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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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