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.
Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights
‘Not a Single Blade of Grass...’ by Sebastian Laudan [This article first appeared in Stand To! No.1…
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The George Cecil Memorial at Villers-Cotterets by Michael Aidin
[This article first featured in Stand To! No.74 September 2005 pp 35-36. Some additional images have…
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‘A Gallant Duel’ : SS Otaki and the Moewe
During the war, the Germans used merchant ‘raider’ ships against Allied shipping. The Moewe (also kn…
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Ministry of Pensions Regional Offices
After the First World War, the Ministry of Pensions (for a short time) created a number of regional …
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The R38 disaster 24 August 1921
At the start of the war, in contrast to Germany, the British had limited experience of airships. Un…
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The 'fake' French Aristocrat at Etaples
In the vast expanse of Etaples Military Cemetery are thousands of headstones. Each of these represen…
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The Low Moor Munitions Factory Explosion
Monday, August 21 in 1916 was a fine and sunny day, but would be remembered in the area of Low Moor …
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Using the RFC to unlock the workings of widow’s pensions
It was only in early 1915, 6 months in to the war, that the War Office began paying pensions to the …
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The Baralong Incident 29 January 1917
The Baralong was a 'three island' tramp steamer built in 1901 by Armstrong & Whitworth. She was …
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The Camera Returns No.7 by Bob Grundy and Steve Wall
[This edition of The Camera Return was originally published in Stand To! No.29 in the Spring of 1989…
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Cecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in wa…
Cecil Patrick Healy - the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war – was a prominent figu…
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The First RFC Pilot to land in France 13 August 1914
At 6.25am on 13 August 1914, No.2 Squadron Royal Flying Corp mobilised for France. They were to foll…
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