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 Battle Against Venereal Disease in Wartime Britain (1914-1918)
The Battle Against Venereal Disease in Wartime Britain (1914-1918) by Emily Payne (This articles...
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The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 by Dr. David Payne, PhD EurProBiol CBiol MIBiol History records se...
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Corporal. F. G. Head - A Lion and a Lamb
A few years ago I undertook to research some family history with regard to my grandfather and his...
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Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills : The Clifftop Amazon
Following the early death of her father, Janet Stancomb and her sister were adopted by their uncl...
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The Thing Called 'Armistice' by A S Taylor
(This article first appears in Stand To! No. 74 September 2005 pp 51-52) Stand To! 72 had just ar...
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The Armistice at Home and Abroad : 11 November 1918
The Armistice at Home and Abroad Armistice Day’s rejoicing spread throughout Britain at remarkabl...
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The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wig...
The Armistice and Afterwards: Extracts from the Diaries of QMS Edgar Wignall RAMC by Clive R Harr...
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A Memoir of the Final Advance 1918
A Memoir of the Final Advance 1918 by Sergeant W G Sweet, 2nd Monmouthshire edited by Barry Johns...
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Captain Horace Coomber
Captain Horace Coomber By Gareth Morgan This article first appeared in the Australian Society...
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Haig and the Cavalry
By Bob Bushaway Reproduced with the permission of the 'Journal of the Centre for First World War...
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The First Tanks at Elveden by David Fletcher
Drive up the A11, through Suffolk, as if you are heading for Thetford in Norfolk and if you can t...
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Lance Corporal William Cotter : 14 March 1916
The following account is based on Gerald Gliddon's account of Cotter's career published in 'VCs o...
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