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 Battle Against Venereal Disease in Wartime Britain (1914-1918)
The Battle Against Venereal Disease in Wartime Britain (1914-1918) by Emily Payne (This articles fi…
Read MoreThe Influenza Epidemic of 1918
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 by Dr. David Payne, PhD EurProBiol CBiol MIBiol History records seve…
Read MoreCorporal. F. G. Head - A Lion and a Lamb
A few years ago I undertook to research some family history with regard to my grandfather and his ro…
Read MoreDame Janet Stancomb-Wills : The Clifftop Amazon
Following the early death of her father, Janet Stancomb and her sister were adopted by their uncle, …
Read MoreThe Thing Called 'Armistice' by A S Taylor
(This article first appears in Stand To! No. 74 September 2005 pp 51-52) Stand To! 72 had just arri…
Read MoreThe Armistice at Home and Abroad : 11 November 1918
The Armistice at Home and Abroad Armistice Day’s rejoicing spread throughout Britain at remarkable …
Read MoreThe Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignal…
The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignall RAMC by Clive R Harriso…
Read MoreA Memoir of the Final Advance 1918
A Memoir of the Final Advance 1918 by Sergeant W G Sweet, 2nd Monmouthshire edited by Barry Johnson …
Read MoreCaptain Horace Coomber
Captain Horace Coomber By Gareth Morgan This article first appeared in the Australian Societ…
Read MoreHaig and the Cavalry
By Bob Bushaway Reproduced with the permission of the 'Journal of the Centre for First World War St…
Read MoreThe First Tanks at Elveden by David Fletcher
Drive up the A11, through Suffolk, as if you are heading for Thetford in Norfolk and if you can take…
Read MoreLance Corporal William Cotter : 14 March 1916
The following account is based on Gerald Gliddon's account of Cotter's career published in 'VCs of t…
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