The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes overlooked
Ep. 195 - County Kildare - 1912-1923 - Dr Seamus Cullen
Historian Dr Seamus Cullen talks about his recent book Kildare, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923, that looks at County Ki…
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Ep. 194 - Chemical Warfare - Simon Jones
Freelance historian Simon Jones about his research into chemical weapons during the Great War. …
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Ep.193 - Belgian Refugees in Glasgow - Kieran Taylor
PhD candidate Kieran Taylor, studying at the University of Stirling, talks about his research into Belgian refugees in G…
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Ep192 – ‘The Fighting Irish’ – The US 69th Infantry Regiment in WW1- Stephen L. Harri…
American historian and author Stephen L. Harris talks about his recent book Duffy’s War that looks at the wartime servic…
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Ep. 191 - The German occupation of France in WW1 – Dr James Connolly
Historian Dr James Connolly, Lecturer in Modern French History at University College London about his research into the …
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Ep. 190 - Sir John Monash – Dr Aaron Pegram
Author Dr Aaron Pegram, Senior Historian at the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, on the life, ca…
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Ep. 189 - The Rehabilitation and Treatment of Limbless Veterans - Louise Bell
Louise Bell is an independent researcher specialising in the history of prosthetics, with particular focus on the First …
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Ep. 188 – Military Identities of British conscripts – Joshua Bilton
Doctoral candidate Joshua Bilton talks about his research into the military identities of British soldier conscripts dur…
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Ep. 187 – The Police during WW1 – Dr Mary Fraser
Social historian Dr Mary Fraser, talks about her research into police and policing in Britain during WW1. …
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Ep. 186 – Folkestone harbour in WW1 – Peter Anderson
Peter Anderson talks about the role of Folkestone Harbour during the Great War. …
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Ep. 185 – Anzacs on the WF – Dr Meleah Hampton
Historian and author Dr Meleah Hampton, a historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, talk…
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Ep. 184 – Irish servicewomen during WW1 – Dr Barbara Walsh
Historian Dr Barbara Walsh about her recent book on Irish servicewomen during the Great War. This is published by Pen &a…
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