Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some 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.
A raid on Stuttgart by 55 Squadron: As told by W.E. Johns
'Flying has been, for so long, almost a commonplace event that it is difficult for many to realis...
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The First Lionesses! The Army Pay Office Preston Ladies Football Team Du...
Introduction It has been noted that the increase in popularity of association football in Britain...
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Blankety Hell: Ivar Campbell, A Life
Ivar Campbell was the son of Lord George Campbell and his wife Sybill K.M. Lascelles Alexander, a...
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The First World War story of Captain A.D. Blair, Harley Couper's great-g...
At the back of my parents' wardrobe sat a pirate's chest. It would grumble and sigh camphor when...
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Tanks and Storm Troopers : British and German Solutions to the Deadlock...
(This article first appeared in the June 2020 edition of Stand To! Number 118 pp.10-14.) By 1916...
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Disaster at Chocques Airfield, 12 March 1915
When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) arrived in France in mid-August 1914 it effectively had no offe...
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An Australian & the shortest man in the British Army?
The following pension card for Frank Clifford Wittman shows an unusual address of Mildura, a town...
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Death From the Skies: Doullens Citadel, 30 May 1918
Female nurses performed a vital part in caring for the sick and wounded of the Great War. They di...
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From Bradford to Boulogne via Suvla Bay: The Great War Journey of Privat...
The city of Bradford in West Yorkshire has a rich history, from its origins as a settlement that...
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The History of The 1/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment from...
The following article is by Micah Parsons The Battalion Battle Patch was a pair of red cotton ba...
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‘The 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood, July 1916. The Reasons for ad...
This article is derived from the research undertaken by Jon Williams' for his MA dissertation as...
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Discuss the Psychological Effects of the Great War on Soldiers, and How...
This essay by 17 year old Rose Halls of Brighton College was one of the 2023 Colin Hardy Memorial...
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