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A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK"s leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).

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34:32

Ep87 – Conscientious Objectors in WW1 – Gerry Barton

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2018/10/29

Tweet Gerry Barton talks about his new book, jointly written with John Babb, on conscientious objectors in Mid-Staffordshire and the Black Country during the Great War. Tweet

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21:58

Ep86 – Dublin’s Great Wars, 1912-23 – Prof. Richard...

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2018/10/22

Tweet Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth-Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London, talks about his new book charting Dublin’s Great Wars, 1912-1923, that covers the role of Dubliners in the Great War, Easter Rising and Irish Revolution. His book is published by Cambridge University Press. Tweet

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37:39

Ep85 – Women of Aktion – female activists in the...

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2018/10/15

Tweet Professor Ingrid Sharp, Professor of German Cultural and Gender History at the University of Leeds, talks about her research into female political activists during the German 1918 revolution. Copyright: The Peace Museum, Bradford Tweet

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37:24

Ep84 – The British Army on the Western Front in 1916...

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2018/10/08

Tweet Scholar and author Dr Spencer Jones from the University of Wolverhampton talks about his new book, At All Costs, which looks at the British Army on the Western Front in 1916. This is published by Helion and Co. Tweet

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28:36

Ep83 – Wilfred Owen – Dr Kate Kennedy

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2018/10/01

Tweet Scholar and author Dr Kate Kennedy, from the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW), based at Wolfson College University of Oxford, talks about Wilfred Owen and his poetry during the Great War. Tweet

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26:59

Ep82a – Extra Episode – The Capture of the Riqueval...

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2018/09/27

Tweet Former Brigadier Jim Tanner, current Chairman of Trustees at the Staffordshire Regimental Museum, talks about the capture of Riqueval Bridge over the St Quentin Canal by the 46th Midland Division, the centenary of which is being commemorated on Saturday 29 September 2018 at a ceremony on the bridge. At this ceremony, the memorial placed there by the WFA in 1997, will be re-dedicated to mark the taking of the bridge 100 years ago. Tweet

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16:56

Ep82 – Force Feeding in WW1 – Dr Ian Miller

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2018/09/24

Tweet Medical historian and curator Dr Ian Miller, Lecturer at Ulster University, talks about force-feeding during the Great War. Tweet

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19:35

Ep81 – ‘Haig’s tower of strength’ – General Sir...

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2018/09/17

Tweet Former Brigadier and author John Powell talks about his biography of General Sir Edward Bulfin, an Irish Catholic general officer in the British Army during the Great War. This has been published by Pen & Sword. Tweet

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Ep80 – The Landing in the Dawn – dissecting the...

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2018/09/10

Tweet Dr James Hurst talks about his latest book (published by Helion & Co.) which reappraises the landing by the ANZAC forces on the Dardanelles on 25 April 1915. Tweet

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Ep79 – Uppingham public school during WW1 – Tim Halstead

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2018/09/03

Tweet Historian Tim Halstead talks about his recent book on Uppingham public school during the Great War that has been published by Helion and Co. Tweet

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16:52

Ep78 – The Second British Army during the Liberation...

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2018/08/27

Tweet Historian Dr Dennis Williams talks about his latest book on the British Second Army and its role in the Liberation of Flanders during the 100 days. This book is published by Helion and Co. Tweet

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16:40

Ep77 – The Third Battle of the Aisne 1918 – David...

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2018/08/20

Tweet Historian David Blanchard talks about his latest book on the Third Battle of the Asine that took place in May 1918. This book is published by Pen and Sword. Tweet

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31:24

Ep76 – Canadian nurses’ Great War narratives – Andrea...

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2018/08/13

Tweet Dr. Andrea McKenzie, Associate Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada, talks about her research into Canadian nurses’ war narratives of the Great War. Tweet

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Ep75 – Tubby Clayton – Dr Linda Parker

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2018/08/06

Tweet Dr. Linda Parker talks about her book on the Rev. Philip ‘Tubby’ Clayton during the Great War, published by Helion & Co. Tweet

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Ep74 – The British Tommy in 1918 – Taff Gillingham

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2018/07/30

Tweet Historian and First World War expert Taff Gillingham delivers a lecture on the British soldier in 1918. This talk was given at the WFA’s York Conference on 7th July 2018. Tweet

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Ep73 – Learning to fight – Military innovation in the...

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2018/07/23

Tweet Dr. Aimee Fox, Lecturer in Defence Studies at King·s College London, talks about her new book Learning to Fight. This looks at military innovation in the British Army during the First World War and is published by Cambridge University Press. Tweet

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Ep72 – British POWs in Germany during WW1 – Dr Oliver...

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2018/07/16

Tweet Dr Oliver Wilkinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton, talks about his recent book titled British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany published by Cambridge University Press. Tweet

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Ep71 – From Docks and Sand – The 7th Battalion...

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2018/07/09

Tweet Dr Adrian Gregson talks about his recent book, From Docks and Sand, Southport and Bottle·s Battalion, the 7th King·s Liverpool Regiment, in the First World War, published by Helion and Co. Tweet

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Ep70 – The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front...

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2018/07/02

Tweet Historian Peter Hart about his new book The Last Battle – Endgame on the Western Front 1918, published by Profile books. Tweet

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Ep69 – The German 1918 Spring Offensives – Dr...

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2018/06/25

Tweet Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, gives a lecture on the German Spring Offensives which happened from March to July in 1918; this talk was given at the WFA’s 7th President’s Conference in Birmingham on 2 June 2018. Tweet

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