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 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...
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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 Andr...
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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 D...
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British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 1:...
British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 1: Dealing with Wound Relat...
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British Medical Casualties on the Western Front : Wound Induced Trauma R...
British Medical Casualties on the Western Front in the Great War Part 2: Wound Induced Trauma Rel...
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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...
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The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 by Dr. David Payne, PhD EurProBiol CBiol MIBiol History records se...
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Corporal. 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...
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Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills : The Clifftop Amazon
Following the early death of her father, Janet Stancomb and her sister were adopted by their uncl...
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The 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 ar...
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The Armistice at Home and Abroad : 11 November 1918
The Armistice at Home and Abroad Armistice Day’s rejoicing spread throughout Britain at remarkabl...
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The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wig...
The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignall RAMC by Clive R Harr...
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