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. 5 – French Tanks in 1917 – Dr Tim Gale
Dr Tim Gale talks about ‘The development of French armoured warfare doctrine in 1917 ’, a lecture...
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Ep. 4 – The Honourable Artillery Company in 1917 – Michael Orr
Michael Orr talks about ‘Bunny and his artillery company: Command and Morale in 2nd Battalion Hon...
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Ep. 3 - Stately Homes and Cartoons in the First World War
This episode looks at the new research on the Great War from the University of Kent. PhD students...
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Ep. 2 - Lessons from the Battle of the Somme
We hear from historians Steven Barker and Jack Sheldon on how combatants learnt lessons from the...
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Ep. 1 - HMS Caroline
This episode comes from HMS Caroline, the last remaining warship that fought at the 1916 Battle o...
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