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 (other) man who shot down the Red Baron
By far the most famous ‘ace’ of the Great War was Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen, popularly known d…
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Two men with five names: The Curious Case of Cornelius Costello
The image of the headstone below, which is in Dover (St James's) Cemetery, is perhaps not terribly u…
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The loss of HMS Bulwark : 26 November 1914
Losses of life in the First World War are more often than not attributed to engagements in battle or…
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The Battle of Dogger Bank : January 1915
The naval arms race between Britain and Germany had, in the early years of the 20th Century, been a …
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Escape from the Desert : October 1915
This article could almost be taken from a 'Boy's Own' story of Great War adventures. It features a d…
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The VC that never was: Colonel Souter's gallantry against the Senussi, 1916…
Colonel Hugh Maurice Wellesley Souter was born in India in 1872. Originally commissioned into the Ma…
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One of the last true cavalry charges: The Charge of The Dorset Yeomanry at …
Britain's declaration of war on Turkey on 5 November 1914 created a threat to the Suez Canal, a vita…
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'Rikki' Little: Australia's Greatest Ace
As the ‘Camel’ pilot approached dark shape in the gloom of the late May evening, he recognised it as…
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The British Route to War
Britain's entry into the Great War is far more complex than the reason for the country embarking on …
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A training exercise goes horribly wrong: The tragedy at Gainsborough, 19 Fe…
At the turn of the last century the Heavy Woollen area of the West Riding of Yorkshire, centred arou…
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The discovery and identification of the Beaucamps Ligny Fifteen : October 1…
In the autumn of 2009, during excavation work for a building project, human remains were discovered …
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Zeppelins Over Norfolk
The First World War was a conflict of many firsts. While the Great War saw the debut of mass public …
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