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.301 – Elsie and Mairi Go to War – Dr Diane Atkinson
Dr Diane Atkinson, historian and author, talks about her recent book about Elsie Knocker and Mairi G…
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Ep.300 – The state of Great War scholarship – Prof John Borne, Dr Jonathan …
Prof. John Bourne, Dr Alex Mayhew and Dr Jonathan Boff discuss the current state of academic researc…
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Ep,299 – Queen’s Westminster Rifles in the First World War – Steve Hammond
Steve Hammond talks about his research and interest in the Queen Westminster Rifles during the First…
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Ep. 298 – A Jewish Aid Worker in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, 1918…
Dr Michael Nutkiewicz talks about his new book, A Ukrainian Chapter. A Jewish Aid Worker’s Memoir of…
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Ep.297 – Organisational learning on the Western Front – Dr Mike Hunzeker
Dr Michael Hunzeker talks about his new book, Dying to Learn that looks at innovation and learning o…
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Ep.296 – Heroism in literature during FWW – Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus
Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus, Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at the University of North…
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Ep.295 – The birth of the RAF – Prof. Richard Overy
Professor Richard Overy, Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, talks about his recent book…
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Ep. 294 – 46th Division in WW1 – Prof. John Bourne
Professor John Bourne talks about his interest and research on the British 46th Division on the Wes…
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Ep.293 – Bloxham School and the First World War – Simon Batten & Matthew Di…
Authors and historians Simon Batten and Matthew Dixon talk about their recent book on Bloxham School…
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Ep.292 – The 6th Div in the GW – Dr Peter Hodgkinson
Historian, clinical psychologist and author Dr Peter Hodgkinson talks about his recent book A Comple…
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Ep.291 – Brig-Gen Frank Percy Crozier commands 119 Bde – Dr Mike Taylor
Historian Dr Michael Taylor talks about his new book that explores Brigadier General Frank Crozier’s…
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Ep.290 – London’s contribution to the Great War – Clive Harris
Author, tour guide, doctoral candidate and historian Clive Harris talks about his research into the …
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