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.
Arnold Ridley aka Private Godfrey of Dads Army
[This short profile of the actor and playwright Arnold Ridley first appeared in a piece by Mark Bris…
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The strangest dog fight of the war?
The German Albatros aeroplane shown here is preserved at the AWM in Australia. It was shot down duri…
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The First World War in the Classroom: Teaching and the Construction of Cult…
[This article first appeared in Bulletin 99 August 20214] Barely forty-eight hours into the first…
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Christmas Day 1914 – Goodwill to all men?
Much has been written about the Christmas Day ‘Truce’ on 25 December 1914 – while the popular image …
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The Sinking of the RMS Apapa 28 November 1917
It was towards 4 o'clock on the morning of 28 November 1917 with a choppy sea running - cold, dark a…
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A Father’s Search
For many families of ‘the missing’, the absence of a known grave in the immediate aftermath of the w…
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RNAS Caldale, Orkney and the loss of two airships
Situated a couple of miles from Kirkwall on the island of Orkney in the Parish of St. Ola, Royal Nav…
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The story of Mike Mountain Horse of the Blood Reserve Canada
Mike 'Miistatisomitai' Mountain Horse was born in 1988, the son of Mountain Horse and Sikski. Hi…
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Max Immelmann – the ‘Eagle of Lille’
The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eagle …
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A short and unequal engagement: HMS Strongbow and HMS Mary Rose
HMS Mary Rose and HMS Strongbow (two M-class destroyers) were routinely deployed on convoy duties fo…
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Submarine operations at Gallipoli in 1915
When we think about submarine warfare in the First World War, most people’s thoughts turn to the Ger…
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Ivor Thord-Gray - Mercenary, Spy? Thief? … and CO 11th Northumberland Fusil…
Ivor Thord-Gray was a man for whom war (to paraphrase Lord Reith) was ‘in his bones’. A Swede, born…
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