Mentioned in Dispatches
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Ep142 – The Battle of the Somme Film – Dr Toby Haggith
Ep144 – Tony T – British West Indies Regiment and the Taranto 1918 Mutiny
Ep141 – The Heugh Battery in the Great War – Diane Stephens
Ep140 – Who Killed Kitchener? – David Laws
Ep139 – Bilsdale in the Great War – Susan Laffey
Ep138 – The Indian Labour Corps in WW1 – Pratap Chhetri
Ep137 – The letters of Douglas Haig and Hugo De Pree – Prof. Gary Sheffield
Ep136 – Food in the trenches – Dr Rachel Duffett
Ep135 – North East Coastal Communities during the Great War – Dr Michael Reeve
Ep134 – Bainsfather’s ‘Other ‘ole’ cartoon – Dr Helen Brooks & Dr Pip Gregory
Ep133 – African American Servicemen during WW1 – Dr Amanda Nagel
Ep132 – A Lord Lieutenant at War – Dr Richard Batten
Ep131 – The 51st Highland Division – Colin Campbell
Ep130 – Sex on the Western Front – Dr Bruce Cherry
Ep129 – Sabaton’s Great War Album – Pär Sundström
Ep128 – Serbia in the Great War – Dr Samuel Foster
Ep127 – The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion – Emile Coetzee
Ep126 – The First World War in Computer Games – Dr Chris Kempshall
Ep125 – The 1914-5 Campaign in German SW Africa – Antonio Garcia
Ep124 – Archibald Wavell – William Franklin
Ep123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally
Ep122 – The Welsh Walter Mitty – Marietta Crichton Stuart
Ep121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall
Ep120 – Popular responses to the outbreak of WW1 – Prof Catriona Pennell
Ep119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng
Ep118 – British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 – Dr Chris Kempshall
Dr Chris Kempshall, Teaching Fellow in European History at the University of Sussex, talks about his book on the relationships between soldiers in the British, French and American armies on the Western Front during the Great War. This is the subject of his first book published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Ep117 – Post War Mutinies in the British Army – Dr William Butler
Ep116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper
Ep115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on the Western Front – Dr Alex Mayhew
Ep114 – Chaplains and religion on the Western Front – Dr Martin Purdy
Dr Martin Purdy talks about chaplains and religion on the Western Front during the Great War.
Ep113 – The Ulster Division during the German Spring Offensive – Michael Nugent
Michael Nugent talks about his book on the 36th Ulster Division during the German 1918 Spring Offensive, published by Helion.
Ep112 – Humour in British literature during the Great War – Dr Emily Anderson
Dr Emily Anderson, from Newcastle University, talks about her PhD research into humour in British literature during the Great War.
Ep111 – L/Cpl Wijnand “Vic” Hamman, 2nd South African Regt – Emile Coetzee
Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about L/Cpl L/Cpl Wijnand “Vic” Hamman, who served in South African 2nd Regt during the Great War.
Ep110 – British Territorials in India – Prof Peter Stanley
Prof. Peter Stanley, from the University of New South Wales, talks about his latest book on British Territorials in India during the Great War, published by Helion.
Ep109 – Operation Delta – Dr Bill Stewart
Dr Bill Stewart talks about the Canadian Corp’s Operation Delta and how it shaped operations during the 100 Days in 1918.
Ep108 – Nobody of Any Importance – Phil Sutcliffe
Phil Sutcliffe talks about his father’s account of being an infantryman during the Great War.
Ep107 – The Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras in WW1 – Percy Leung
Doctoral student Percy Leung at the University of St Andrews' talks about his research into the Berlin Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras during the Great War.
Ep106 -The Impact of the First World War on Australian-British relations – Dr Jack Davies
Dr Jack Davies, Assistant Curator at the Science Museum, talks abou the impact of WW1 on Australian-British relations. This talk was given as part of the The End of the War & The Reshaping of a Century International Conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.
Ep105 – Researching British Officers in WW1 – Prof. Michael Durey
Emeritus Professor Michael Durey, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, talks about his research project that explores the lives of British officers killed on the Western Front during the Great War.
Ep104 – The Salonika Front – Alan Wakefield
Alan Wakefield, Head of First World War & Early 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum and Chairman of the Salonika Campaign Society, talks about the Salonika campaign during the Great War.
Ep103 – The impact of military service for women who served in WW1 – Jane Clarke
Doctoral candidate Jane Clarke, studying at the University of Manchester, discusses her research into the impact of military service for women who served in the First World War.
Ep102 – British Infantry Training during WW1 – Harry Sanderson
Doctoral candidate Harry Sanderson, from the University of Leeds, discusses his research into the training of British infantry soldiers during the Great War.
Ep101 – The Treatment of Mentally Ill Irish Ex-servicemen After WW1 – Dr Michael Robinson
Medical historian Dr Michael Robinson, from the University of Liverpool, talks about the treatment of mentally-ill Irish ex-serviceman after the Great War.
Ep100 – Reflections on the Great War Centenary and Historiography – Prof. Peter Simkins
For the 100th edition, outgoing WFA President, Prof. Peter Simkins, gives his reflections on the Great War Centenary and his life as a First World War historian.
Ep99 – The German Army in 1918 – Jack Sheldon
Historian Jack Sheldon talks about the performance and collapse of the German Army during the Hundred Days in 1918.
Ep98 – Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days – Richard Stobo
Richard Stobo talks about, ‘The Australian Victories in France in 1918? An Examination of Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days’. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century' conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.
Ep97 – Witnessing the End of the German Occupation of Brussels,1918 – Prof Tammy Proctor
Professor Tammy Proctor from Utah State University gives a talk on the end of the German occupation of Brussels between the dates of October to December 1918. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century' conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.
Ep96 – Lawrence of Arabia – Dr John Peaty
Military historian Dr John Peaty talks about Lawrence of Arabia.
Ep95 – The Rise of Sir William Robertson – Ross Beadle
Historian Ross Beadle talks about the rise of Sir William Robertson who was appointed to the role of Chief of the Imperial General Staff in December 1915.
Ep94 – The Great War Pension Record Cards – David Tattersfield
WFA Trustee David Tattersfield talks about the First World War Pension Record Cards that the WFA acquired from the Ministry of Defence in 2012 and how these records are to be made publicly accessible online in the near future.