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.

110 years ago - 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment at Gheluvelt (31st...
As is well known, after the failure of the Schlieffen Plan and the subsequent failure of the dire...
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PART III An historic event in Washington DC to commemorate those who ser...
It is with great pleasure that we share here some of the many photographs made by photographer an...
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PART II An historic event in Washington DC to commemorate those who serv...
It is with great pleasure that we share here some of the many photographs made by photographer an...
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PART I An historic event in Washington DC to commemorate those who serve...
It is with great pleasure that we share here some of the many photographs made by photographer an...
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Caught in the Crossfire: Canadian Snipers and Open Warfare by Leslie P....
(Originally published on Stand To! No.55 (April 1999 pp. 17-20.). Made freely available as key ma...
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‘Hades’ Henchmen: The Australian Tunnelling Companies and ‘Alphabet Comp...
(This article was originally published in Stand To! No.83 (August/September 2008) pp.6-13. It is...
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'Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Gordon Carter, DSO Pioneer Battalion Command...
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Gordon Carter, DSO Pioneer Battalion Commander on the Western Front by...
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Three men of the parish
The memorial stone inside Llangeler Church, Carmarthenshire bears the names of fourteen men of th...
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Lieutenant Harry Bolton Riley 2nd Canterbury Infantry Battalion
When visiting New Zealand in early 2024 I spent a few days in Collingwood, where I noticed three...
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Walking in Walter Tull’s footsteps: The Final Days
The life of Walter Tull continues to fascinate and hold the interest of military historians, soci...
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Muriel the Ambulance Driver
This article was instigated by the discovery of a pension card, for a Mrs Muriel M. Parker, durin...
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The winner of the 1900 Paris Olympics 'Underwater 60m swimming event' wh...
In the wonderful potpourri of stories that make up ‘The Extinguished Flame: Olympians killed in t...
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