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.
British Military Leadership in the First World War by John Terraine
(This lecture was given by John Terraine , the then Honorary President of The Western Front Associat…
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Mons 1914 by John Terraine
Mons 1914 (Lecture given to The Western Front Association in 1990 by the then Honorary President Jo…
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Britain in the First World War : Lecture given by John Terraine in 1988
(Lecture given by John Terraine in 1988) The 1914-1918 War was, for Britain, a traumatic experience…
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1914-1918 Essays on Leadership & War by John Terraine : Introduction by Cor…
The articles that made up 'Leadership & War' were edited by Ann Clayton, in 1998 the Honorary Ed…
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To Cross the Rubicon You Need… Life-Jackets! The 46th (North Midland ) Divi…
One of the most remarkable ‘tactical incidents’ (as the official battle nomenclature describes it)…
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‘General Joffre’ The 1994 Presidential Address, delivered by the Honorar…
[This article first appeared in Stand To! 42 January 1995 pp6-12] The more you study the Great War,…
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‘Understanding’ The 1991 Presidential Address delivered by the Honorary Pr…
[This article first appeared in Stand To! 34 Spring 1992 pp7-12] I think I have to begin with an ap…
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The Annual General Meeting Address delivered by Mr John Terraine at the AGM…
[This article first appeared in Stand To ! 20 Summer 1987] pp 7 - 8 First let me say a word of r…
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The Final Offensive : The 1993 Presidential Address delivered by the Honora…
[This article first appeared in Stand To! 40 pp 5-11] When the Armistice came on 11 November, seven…
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'Passchendaele' The 1992 Presidential Address delivered by the Honorary Pre…
(This article first appears in Stand To! 37 Spring 1993 pp6 - 10 This year, 8 November was Remembr…
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‘The U-Boat Wars, 1916-1945’ The Presidential Address delivered by the Hono…
(This article first appeared in Stand To! 28 Spring 1990 pp7-11) As some of you will know, but othe…
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Germany 1917. The 1987 Presidential Address 'Germany 1917' delivered by the…
Germany 1917. The 1987 Presidential Address delivered by the Honorary President John Terraine (…
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