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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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Thbn Theyshootspies
10 February 2021

They Shoot Spies: the untold story of the first female agents

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Cambrai Dawn Of An Era Now Ending
7 February 2021

Cambrai: dawn of an era now ending?

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The Centre Cannot Hold Arras 1918 & The Failure Of German Counterattack Doctrine
3 February 2021

The Centre Cannot Hold: Arras 1918 & the Failure of German Counterattack Doctrine

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Four Lads From Buckie (Cropped)
31 January 2021

The tale of four lads from Buckie, Banffshire

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Lessons From The Mud
30 January 2021

Lessons from the mud

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Galle War Memorial
25 January 2021

First World War Memorial at Galle, Sri Lanka

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One Of The K Class Submarines. This Being The K15 (IWM SP2506)
24 January 2021

The ‘Battle' of May Island January 1917 and K-Class Submarines of the First World War

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Eton Street Shrine Hull
24 January 2021

Eton Street Shrine in Hull and the loss of the Earl

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Haig And His Dominion Commanders
24 January 2021

Haig and his Dominion Commanders

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A French helmet from World War I and a modern helmet sit beneath a shock tube
21 January 2021

Do WWI helmets protect against shock waves as well as modern designs?

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The Unknown Warrior And The Grieving Widow
19 January 2021

The Unknown Warrior and the Grieving Widow

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The Hundred Days Offensive, August November 1918 (IWM Q9579)
18 January 2021

Reduced and Reconstituted British Divisions, 1918

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Gas Warfare In The First World War An Overrated Weapon Or An Underrated One
15 January 2021

Gas Warfare in the First World War - an Overrated Weapon - or an Underrated One?

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Thbn Fromlimitedwartototal
10 January 2021

From limited war to total war

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1. Patrick Sweeney
10 January 2021

Project Hometown

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Vauxhall 1
9 January 2021

The workhorse of the staff: The Vauxhall D-Type staff car

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The Work Of The IWGC, 1917 1939
6 January 2021

The work of the IWGC, 1917-1939

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Middlewich War Memorial, Cheshire, England
5 January 2021

A soldier of the Cheshire Regiment - thrice missing: Private Peter Mahon

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A Halt On The March (1)
1 January 2021

The Road to Sheik Sa’ad

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The Vessel As The Atrato
1 January 2021

From cruiseship to armed merchant cruiser and spy catcher….

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