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.

The Chatsworth Rifles raid at Richebourg
An ideal way to obtain an understanding of the First World War is through reading the memoirs of...
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The Battle of the Boar's Head
Lord Kitchener's famous call for volunteers 'Your Country Needs You' resulted in an overwhelming...
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The Coldstream Guards and Irish Guards at Cuinchy 1915
Cuinchy is a village astride the La Bassée Canal and is referred to by Robert Graves in his class...
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The (other) man who shot down the Red Baron
By far the most famous ‘ace’ of the Great War was Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen, popularly know...
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Two men with five names: The Curious Case of Cornelius Costello
The image of the headstone below, which is in Dover (St James's) Cemetery, is perhaps not terribl...
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The loss of HMS Bulwark : 26 November 1914
Losses of life in the First World War are more often than not attributed to engagements in battle...
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The Battle of Dogger Bank : January 1915
The naval arms race between Britain and Germany had, in the early years of the 20th Century, been...
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Escape from the Desert : October 1915
This article could almost be taken from a 'Boy's Own' story of Great War adventures. It features...
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The VC that never was: Colonel Souter's gallantry against the Senussi, 1916
Colonel Hugh Maurice Wellesley Souter was born in India in 1872. Originally commissioned into the...
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One of the last true cavalry charges: The Charge of The Dorset Yeomanry...
Britain's declaration of war on Turkey on 5 November 1914 created a threat to the Suez Canal, a v...
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'Rikki' Little: Australia's Greatest Ace
As the ‘Camel’ pilot approached dark shape in the gloom of the late May evening, he recognised it...
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The British Route to War
Britain's entry into the Great War is far more complex than the reason for the country embarking...
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