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 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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Relearning the Lessons. John Terraine’s 1984 WFA Address
Relearning the Lessons. John Terraine’s 1984 WFA Address (This article, a transcript of John Terrai…
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The Generals. John Terraine's 1982 Address to The Western Front Association…
[This piece, a transcript of John Terraine's 1982 address, first appeared in Stand To! No. 7 Spring…
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After Amiens – 38th (Welsh) Division
It happened in the barber’s where my mother had taken me when I was a young child. ‘Mummy, why is t…
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Arthur Boyle Private and Pensioner
Painting by Diane Lavery 1998 from a photograph of Arthur Boyle taken in 1917 Arthur Boyle, bo…
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Divisional Concert Troupes
This item appeared first appeared in Communication Lines (letters to the editor) in the Stand To !…
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The Final One Hundred Days of the Western Front
Introduction The British involvement in war on the Western Front lasted for 1,294 days: from the 12…
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Tom Cormie’s War Diary 1917-18
'Thomas Cormie, born 16th September 1893 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland was my father', writes Andrew …
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Malaria in the Great War
A 1946 map by kind permission of the World Health Organisation) Malaria in the Great War by Dr Da…
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British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 1: De…
British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 1: Dealing with Wound Related …
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British Medical Casualties on the Western Front : Wound Induced Trauma Rela…
British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 2: Wound Induced Trauma Relat…
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