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 Battle of the Bees
The First World War was a truly global conflict. Although the vast majority of the fighting took place in France and Bel…
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The Final Whistle: Rosslyn Park - a Rugby Club at War
This is the story of fifteen men and more from one London rugby club who answered the call to arms in the Great War; the…
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The golden locket, the hidden grave and the forgotten soldier
On Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, as the independent Irish Republic was being declared from the steps of the General Post…
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The Battle for the South Dublin Union 1916
On 24 April 1916, Patrick Pearse declared an independent Irish republic from the steps of the General Post Office on Sac…
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The Battle of Mount Street Bridge, Dublin, 1916
Dublin, Ireland is very far from the killing fields of the Western Front. Yet it was here in the spring of 1916 that tho…
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The Easter Rising - Dublin 1916
The Battles of the First World War took place in many countries and across various continents - from China to Lake Tanga…
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Royal Automobile Club Volunteer Force 1914
In August 1914 the British Expeditionary Force embarked for France and was considered the most professional army ever to…
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The 1/7th Royal Scots and the Quintinshill Rail Disaster
At the time of the First World War, Britain had a large number of railway companies each owning varying amounts of track…
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General Maude and the Recapture of Kut
With temperatures ranging from freezing to 130ºF (50ºC) the campaign in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) was undertaken in …
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The first footballer killed in 1914: Larrett Roebuck of Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town full-back Larrett Roebuck was the first professional footballer from the English Leagues to be killed …
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The Baron and the Barmaid
Sir John French, the commander-in-chief of the BEF until December 1915 was one of the many Anglo-Irish who served in the…
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Absolution at Aubers
Although the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 had given grounds for optimism, in the weeks following this battle, …
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