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 Baralong Incident 29 January 1917
The Baralong was a 'three island' tramp steamer built in 1901 by Armstrong & Whitworth. She was …
Read MoreThe Camera Returns No.7 by Bob Grundy and Steve Wall
[This edition of The Camera Return was originally published in Stand To! No.29 in the Spring of 1989…
Read MoreCecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in wa…
Cecil Patrick Healy - the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war – was a prominent figu…
Read MoreThe First RFC Pilot to land in France 13 August 1914
At 6.25am on 13 August 1914, No.2 Squadron Royal Flying Corp mobilised for France. They were to foll…
Read More‘The Scum of the Earth’
In 1813 the Duke of Wellington, angered by incidents of looting amongst his army, wrote sourly: ‘We …
Read MoreFinding the Horses for War
Horses and mules were not a marginal resource for the Army during the First World War - they were to…
Read MoreThe Safe Passage of BEF Troopships August 1914
Comparatively little outside of the Official History has been written about the defensive measures e…
Read MoreThe Mobilisation of Britain’s Military Nurses 1914
The day after Britain entered the First World War, a ward sister at Charing Cross Hospital, Maud Hop…
Read MoreSouthampton: The Gateway to War
When Britain entered the First World War in August 1914, there was no question as to which port was …
Read MoreMajor Mick Mannock KIA 10 July 1918 and the ongoing mystery of his grave
On 10 July 1918, Major Edward Mannock, who had recently been appointed to command 85 Squadron of the…
Read MoreQ-21 - HMS Prize and William Sanders VC
HMS Prize also Q-21 was previously known as HMS First Prize and originally the German ship Else. She…
Read MoreArgentina in the Great War
Argentina was a neutral country during World War I. However, one-third of its population was made up…
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