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We are delighted to share nearly a thousand articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in the WFA's publications Stand To! or Bulletin, but the majority have been specially researched and written for the WFA's website.

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An Undated Photograph Of William James De Tolle Swain
18 August 2021

The 'fake' French Aristocrat at Etaples

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A Damaged Fire Engine At The Scene Of The Explosion At The Low Moor Munitions Company In August 1916 (1)
18 August 2021

The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion

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The Baralong
16 August 2021

The Baralong Incident

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‘From This Point The Tourist Should Go On Foot’ Experiencing The Somme, 1919 1939
14 August 2021

‘From this point the tourist should go on foot’: experiencing the Somme, 1919-1939

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Baptism Of Fire The 21St Division At Loos.
6 August 2021

Baptism of Fire: The 21st Division at Loos

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Healy in Egypt
5 August 2021

Cecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war

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Members of the Essex Regiment on 10 August 1914 in Norwich market place.
1 August 2021

‘The Scum of the Earth’

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Soldiers Of The British Expeditionary Force Arrive In Le Havre, France, On 16 August 1914 Following The Outbreak Of War.
1 August 2021

The Safe Passage of BEF Troopships August 1914

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A promotional poster encouraging young women to become VADs
1 August 2021

The Mobilisation of Britain’s Military Nurses 1914

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Troops in a dockside shed waiting to board their ship
1 August 2021

Southampton: The Gateway to War

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Wanted for the Army. Collecting and branding horses for troops at the stables of W H Smith, the famous newsagents, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914. (Mary Evans Picture Library)
1 August 2021

Finding the Horses and Mules for the British Army during the First World War

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Lord Fisher, The Baltic And The Battle For British Grand Strategy 1914 15
30 July 2021

Lord Fisher, the Baltic and the battle for British Grand Strategy 1914-15

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Mick Mannock
27 July 2021

Major Mick Mannock and the ongoing mystery of his grave

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W.E.Sanders
25 July 2021

Q-21 - HMS Prize and William Sanders VC

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Badge Worn On The Dress Jacket Of Those Officers And Men Who Were Resident In South America
25 July 2021

Argentina in the Great War

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Culture Clash British And German Military Innovation At War, 1914 18
24 July 2021

Culture Clash British and German Military Innovation at War, 1914-18

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James Cooper’s memorial stone B16
24 July 2021

The Quest for Grandad’s photo: Pte James Cooper, 1st. Bn. Essex Regiment

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An Example Of The Concealment Of A Q Ship’S Weaponry
20 July 2021

Pantomime at Sea: Q-ships in the First World War

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U Boat (U 38) Of The U 31 Type
20 July 2021

U-36 and the Prince Charles

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20 July 2021

Breaking the Hindenburg Line - The assault by the 137 (Staffordshire) Brigade

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