World War I Articles | The Western Front Association

Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you would like to contribute an article please get in touch.

The story of Mike Mountain Horse of the Blood Reserve Canada

Mike 'Miistatisomitai' Mountain Horse was born in 1988, the son of Mountain Horse and Sikski. H...

Max Immelmann – the ‘Eagle of Lille’

The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eag...

A short and unequal engagement: HMS Strongbow and HMS Mary Rose

HMS Mary Rose and HMS Strongbow (two M-class destroyers) were routinely deployed on convoy duties...

Submarine operations at Gallipoli in 1915

When we think about submarine warfare in the First World War, most people’s thoughts turn to the...

Ivor Thord-Gray - Mercenary, Spy? Thief? … and CO 11th Northumberland Fu...

Ivor Thord-Gray was a man for whom war (to paraphrase Lord Reith) was ‘in his bones’. A Swede, b...

A Royal Navy rating discharged as epileptic and destined for the Asylum

George Henry Howlett was born in Shoreditch the son of George William Howlett, a metal worker fro...

Stereography in the Great War (in three parts) Part I

PART ONE Stereography in the Great War Part I: Paper card manufacturers by Ian Ference [This art...

Mutiny in North Russia 7 July 1919

In the early morning of 7 July 1919, four British Officers were killed by men in their battalion...

A Century Old 'Thank you' : Frederick Clark KIA 21 March 1918

The events of World War I have burned themselves into the national consciousness - especially dur...

Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights

‘Not a Single Blade of Grass...’ by Sebastian Laudan [This article first appeared in Stand To! No...

The George Cecil Memorial at Villers-Cotterets by Michael Aidin

[This article first featured in Stand To! No.74 September 2005 pp 35-36. Some additional images h...

‘A Gallant Duel’ : SS Otaki and the Moewe

During the war, the Germans used merchant ‘raider’ ships against Allied shipping. The Moewe (also...