Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some 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.

'Wully' Field Marshal Sir William Robertson Bart: GCB, KCVO, DSO (Part II)
(Lecture delivered by John Terraine at the Western Front Association's Annual Seminar at Aberga...
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Further sets of Pension Records saved by The Western Front Association a...
The Western Front Association are pleased to share the excellent news that Ancestry will be makin...
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Great War Pension Record Cards and Ledgers: deeper understanding
The history of the Great War is not just about generals and statesmen. In examining the Great Wa...
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'Wully' Field Marshal Sir William Robertson Bart : GCB, KCVO, (Part I)
Part 1 (Lecture delivered by John Terraine at the Western Front Association's Annual Seminar at...
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Pension Record Cards and Ledgers: some examples of dependents' cards
Just part of one load of the records being transferred to the WFA's storage facility. Three HGVs...
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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 Assoc...
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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...
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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 experien...
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1914-1918 Essays on Leadership & War by John Terraine : Introduction by...
The articles that made up 'Leadership & War' were edited by Ann Clayton, in 1998 the Honorary...
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To Cross the Rubicon You Need… Life-Jackets! The 46th (North Midland ) D...
One of the most remarkable ‘tactical incidents’ (as the official battle nomenclature describes i...
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‘General Joffre’ The 1994 Presidential Address, delivered by the Hono...
[This article first appeared in Stand To! 42 January 1995 pp6-12] The more you study the Great Wa...
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‘Understanding’ The 1991 Presidential Address delivered by the Honorary...
[This article first appeared in Stand To! 34 Spring 1992 pp7-12] I think I have to begin with an...
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