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.
Doc ‘Pete’: A Baltimorean with the Royal Fusiliers, 1917-18
As the US went to war in April 1917 without tanks, aircraft, heavy artillery, or more than a handful…
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Military Factsheet Number 7 : Unit Organisation: Royal Horse Artillery, Roy…
The Western Front Association has recently re-published a total of sixteen 'Military Factsheets' ori…
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Hawthorn Ridge : a forensic investigation into the archaeology and history …
A podcast from the team at the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association The Hawthorn Redoubt was an for…
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Celebration the 100th Edition of 'The Camera Returns'
Celebrating its 100th instalment over 33 years, ‘The Camera Returns’ has become the most enduring fe…
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Who was Gordon Shephard - the man who never was?
My interest in Gordon Shephard stems largely from the fact that his Irish adventures are ignored by …
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Queen Victoria’s Last VC
26 June 2020 marks 120 years since Private Charles Ward delivered a message through a storm of bulle…
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The 'Engineering' Scottish Rugby international
George Lamond is one of the many thousands of officers who lost their lives in the Great War. Before…
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Placing the Battle of Messines Ridge in context by Peter Simkins
This is the Foreword to Ian Passingham's Pillars of Fire. The Battle of Messines Ridge June 1917 by …
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The Mines of Messines 7 June 1917
What is shown below is an online map detailing the exact location of all of the Messines mines. Some…
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French military justice from the monarchy to WWI by Francois Wikart
At the time of the monarchy In the French Army they are corporal punishments but death penalties. Al…
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Walter Tull: Pioneering Black Sportsman and First World War Soldier
Over the years Stand To! editor Jon Cooksey has been involved in co-writing and producing several do…
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The Battle of Jutland : May 1916
Of the countless acts of gallantry took place during the First World War, only a small proportion we…
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