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. 313 - Anzac Labour Day - Dr Nathan Wise
Historian and academic Dr Nathan Wise talks about his book Anazc Labour....
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Ep. 312 – Barcombe in the Great War – Ian Hilder
Author Ian Hilder talks about his labour of love 'Great War Barcombe : News from a Sussex Village...
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Ep. 311 – The Third Earl of Durham in the GW – Peter Welsh
Historian, teacher and author Peter Welsh talks about his research into the Third Earl of Durham...
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Ep 310 – International Jewish relief work in the First World War – Dr Ja...
Dr Jaclyn Granick talks about her research into international Jewish relief work during the First...
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Ep.309 – Russian military strategy in the First World War – Dr Sofya Ani...
Dr Sofya Anisimova talks about Russian military strategy during the First World War....
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Ep.308 – Teachers from Victoria, Australian in the First World War – Car...
In this Dispatches Podcast, Caroline Torode talks about her research into state teachers from Vic...
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Ep.307 – The 1922 Chanak Crisis and the legacy of the First World War –...
Dr Jenny Macleod, Senior Lecturer in 20th Century History at the University of Hull, talks about...
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Ep.306 – Lambton Ladies in the First World War: Katherine, Eleanor, Beat...
In this podcast, Peter Welsh talks about his research into the daughters of the aristocratic Lamb...
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Ep.305 – Women doctors on the Eastern and Western Fronts – Dr Ann Robertson
Former medical consultant, historian and author, Dr Ann Robertson, talks about her research into...
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Ep.304 – The Indian Army in the First World War – Dr Alan Jeffreys
Dr Alan Jeffreys talks about his recent publication of collected essays on the Indian Army recent...
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Ep.303 – The Remount Service and the Army Veterinary Corps during The Gr...
Dr Jane Flynn talks about the Army Remount Service and the Army Veterinary Corps during the First...
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Ep.302 – The role of birds in the First World War – Nicholas Milton
Ornithologist, author and historian Nicholas argues that the British Expeditionary Force sent to...
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