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 day my family came
The 20th August 2013 was a hot day. Probably not as hot as the 20th July 1918. Despite these dates b…
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Leonard Maidment: missing, found, now remembered
As Serjeant Leonard Maidment nervously waited in the pre-dawn gloom of the morning of 20 July 1918 p…
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The German Spring Offensive March 1918
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which marked Russia’s withdrawal from the war, was signed on 3rd March …
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The Great War and March Casualities from Lewes, East Sussex
During the early years of the war, March on the Western Front was a time of preparation for the spri…
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Lewes and the Great War : February Casualites
February’s Lewes casualties provide a glimpse of the contrasting life experiences and backgrounds of…
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Lewes and the Great War : January Casualties
By the end of autumn 1914 the German advance on Paris had been halted and both sides had dug in for …
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The Battle of the Somme - A Royal Flying Corps perspective
On 1st July 1916, the Battle of the Somme opened. With 60,000 casualties (including 20,000 dead) on …
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Götterdämerung – June 1919 The End of the German High Seas Fleet by Robin…
The surrender and scuttling of the Kaiser’s High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands is a…
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Victoria Crosses awarded on the Western Front
The Victoria Cross (VC) is awarded for 'conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy'. For a me…
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The Liverpool Scottish at Bellewaarde
This article is intended to briefly tell the story of one not particularly well known action that to…
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Rex Warneford and the downing of LZ37
Zeppelin raids on London had started as early as January 1915 when towns in North Norfolk came under…
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A Policeman on board : When Lord Kitchener drowned 6 June 1916
Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, was drowned in HMS Hampshire on 5 June 1916, when it san…
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