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. 282 – Drill, training, and discipline in WW1 – Harry Sanderson
PhD candidate Harry Sanderson talks about his doctoral research into the role and impact of drill...
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Ep. 281 – Cricket during the Great War – John Broom
Historian John Broom talks about his latest book that looks at cricket during the Great War....
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Ep.280 – Conscript morale in 1918 – Tim Lynch
Author, historian and battlefield guide Tim Lynch talks about his research into conscript morale...
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Ep. 279 – The Bucks Battalion in the Great War – Prof Ian Beckett
Professor Ian Beckett, Honorary Professor of Military History at the University of Kent, talks ab...
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Ep. 278 – Hanham – Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood talks about his recent novel Hanham. It is based on the true story of three brothers...
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Ep.277 – The Friendly Invasion of Lewes in 1914 – Jonathan Vernon
Jonathan Vernon, Digital Editor for The Western Front Association, talks about his research into...
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Ep. 276a – Walking the Western Front Way – Sir Anthony Seldon
Author, historian and educationalist, Sir Anthony Seldon talks about his new book The Path of Pea...
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Ep. 276 – The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson – Ronan McGreevy
Author, historian, Irish Times reporter and videographer, Ronan McGreevy, talks about his recent...
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Ep. 275 – Managing boredom in Salonika amongst British troops – Jake Gasson
Jake Gasson, a doctoral candidate at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, talks about his rese...
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Ep.274 – Fishermen’s involvement in the Great War – Dr Robb Robinson
Dr Robb Robinson, Honorary Research Fellow at the Blaydes Maritime Centre at the University of Hu...
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Ep. 273 – The German Army in October 1918 – Katherine Quinlan-Flatter
Historian and journalist Katherine Quinlan-Flatter talks about the German Army during the weeks o...
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Ep.272 - The Political and Social History of Ireland in the First World...
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Fac...
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