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World War I Articles

We are delighted to share nearly a thousand articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some were first published in the WFA's publications Stand To! or Bulletin, but the majority have been specially researched and written for the WFA's website.

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Vera Brittain
14 July 2018

Vera Brittain - The Militant Pacifist: Misconceptions of her Importance in Military History

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Octavius Darby Griffith
16 May 2018

'From Private to Major via the Foresters Arms': The life, death and rediscovery of Octavius Darby-Griffith, MC

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Martyn And Mond Memorial
15 May 2018

Francis Leopold Mond and Edgar Meath Martyn: Private Memorial

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The Last General Absolution Of The Munsters At Rue Du Bois. Originally Published In The Sphere 27 November 1916, The Original Was Destroyed During The 'Blitz' Of London In The Second World War.
9 May 2018

Absolution at Aubers

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Alexander ('Alastair') Soutar, Royal Engineers
1 May 2018

Missing for 100 years, the story of Major 'Alastair' Soutar, M.C.

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Jon Cooksey
23 April 2018

Interview with Jon Cooksey

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Peter Simkins
23 April 2018

Interview with Prof Peter Simkins

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Hew Strachan
23 April 2018

Interview with Sir Hew Strachan

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Portuguese Windows
16 April 2018

Portuguese Memorial in Twickenham

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The Royal Artillery And The Crisis Of 1915
29 March 2018

Toothless Lions: The Royal Artillery and the Firepower Crisis of 1915

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The Breakthrough That Never Was 1915
29 March 2018

The Breakthrough of 1915 that never was

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Achieving The Impossible Gallipoli 1915
29 March 2018

Achieving the Impossible? General Aylmer Hunter-Weston and his reputation

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Harsh Realities The BEF’S Offensives 1915
29 March 2018

Harsh Realities: The BEF’s Offensives 1915

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The Worst Year The French Army In 1915
29 March 2018

The Worst Year: The French Army in 1915

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Wingate Private Memorial .
21 March 2018

Malcolm Roy Wingate: Private Memorial

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Wrenford Memorial
21 March 2018

Arthur Leonard Wrenford: Private Memorial

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WAAC Workers And Chief Ordnance Office Staff, Rouen 1917
8 January 2018

We Too Were Soldiers: Uniformed women's writings in WW1

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Charles Fletcher Hartley Private Memorial
27 November 2017

Charles Fletcher Hartley: Private Memorial

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Herbert Wheelwright Windeler Private Memorial (1)
27 November 2017

Herbert Wheelwright Windeler: Private Memorial

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2017
11 November 2017

The Western Front Association's Armistice Day 2017 ceremony at the Cenotaph

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