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. 244 – A Legacy of the First World War: Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Hi...
Historian and author Alex Clifford talks about his recent book on Hindenburg and Ludendorff and h...
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Ep.243 – Discipline in the AIF in WW1 – Prof Peter Stanley
Prof. Peter Stanley talks about the discipline and dissent in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF)...
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Ep.242 – Sex, Violence and Alcohol: some after-effects of the Great War...
In this podcast from Tom Thorpe, Historian Frances Hurd talks about her research into how the tra...
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Ep.241 – Lost But Not forgotten. The Archaeological Recovery of First Wo...
Belgian battlefield archaeologist Simon Verdegem talks to Tom Thorpe in this podcast about his wo...
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Ep.240 – Stretcher Bearers on the Western Front - Dr Emily Mayhew
Military medical historian Dr Emily Mayhew talks about the role of stretcher bearers during the...
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Ep.239 – Roscommon During the Great War and After - Dr John Burke
Historian and author Dr John Burke talks about the history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 during the...
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Ep.238 – China and the Great War – Frances Wood
Author Frances Wood talks about her recent book, Betrayed Ally, China in the Great War, that she...
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Ep.237 – Missing But Not Forgotten: Men of the Thiepval Memorial – Pam &...
Ken Linge talks about the work he and his wife Pam have done on researching the stories of the ‘m...
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Ep. 236 – The 47th Division at High Wood, 1916 – Richard Hendry
Independent scholar Richard Hendry talks about his research into the 47th Division at High Wood d...
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Ep. 235 – Teachers During the Great War – Dr Barry Blades
Independent writer and researcher Dr Barry Blades talks to me about his books looking at schools,...
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Ep.234 – Czech Soldiers in the First World War – Dr Jiri Hutečka
Dr Jiří Hutečka, Associate Professor at the University of Hradec Králové, talks about his recent...
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Ep.233 – Moonlight Massacre at 3rd Ypres – Dr Michael LoCicero
Dr Michael LoCicero, an independent scholar and the Commissioning Editor at Helion & Co., tal...
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