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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No Task too Great: VADs in the Great War
10 May 2012

No Task too Great: VADs in the Great War

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Canadian Corps Canadian War Graves (3) (1)
8 May 2012

The History of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Gas Caused Burns Ww1
24 April 2012

The Rationale for and the Deployment of Poisonous Gas on The Western Front in the Great War

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Lt Cdr E G Robinson VC
21 April 2012

Lt Cdr E G Robinson VC

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The German memorial at Moshi
21 April 2012

The Advance Beyond Kilimanjaro German East Africa (now Tanzania), March 1916

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Peter Simkins
14 April 2012

President’s Address: ‘Everyman at War’ Revisited

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Millicent, Duchess Of Sutherland
6 April 2012

Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland's Ambulance

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Dana Edmond Coates
6 April 2012

From Lodgepole to Stenay: First Lieutenant Dana E Coates, 11th Aero Squadron, USAS

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Harold S Mugford VC
17 March 2012

Lance Corporal Harold Mugford VC

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Clanwilliam House 2
4 March 2012

The Battle of Mount Street Bridge, Dublin

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Men Of The 51St Highland Division Resting In A Hastily Dug Trench In A Ploughed Field Near Locon, Pas De Calais, During The German Spring Offensive, 10 April 1918.
4 March 2012

Divisional Elitism and the SHLM Project

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British Vehicles Below Latema Ridge After The Battle For Latema Reata Nek
23 February 2012

The Battle for Latema-Reata Nek, British East Africa, 11-12 March 1916

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CCS Interior Painting
22 February 2012

The British Expeditionary Force, Human Diseases and Trench Warfare on The Western Front

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Birdsong Excavations
22 February 2012

The Real Birdsong: The Kilian Tunnel

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Petain The Pessimistic Patriot
30 January 2012

Petain: The Pessimistic Patriot

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Third Ypres
30 January 2012

Third Ypres: A Warning from History

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CWGC photograph of Pemba Cemetery
17 December 2011

Medo and Mbalama Hill, Portuguese East Africa, 12 - 24 April 1918

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Brigadier General Bernard Freyberg VC
15 November 2011

Brigadier-General Bernard Freyberg VC

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An Askari Company Ready To March In German East Africa
10 October 2011

Fighting For The Rufiji River Crossing: The British 1st East African Brigade in action German East Africa, 1 to 19 January 1917

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Medal Index Cards
7 October 2011

Medal Index Cards

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