Ep390 – Walking the Western Front – Briana Gervat
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, Briana Gervat discusses her book There Will Come Soft Ra...
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20 of 400 episodesEp389 – Rory O’Connor and the Irish Revolution – Gerard Shannon
In this podcast, Gerard Shannon discusses his biography of Rory O’Connor, a key figure in the Irish revolutionary period. He explores O’Conn...
Ep388 – The sinking of HMS India – Rachel Clarke
In this episode, Rebecca Clarke examines the sinking of HMS India in 1915 and the extraordinary stories of the survivors who were interned i...
Ep387 – Shellshocked soldiers returning from the Battlefield – Patrick Taylor
In this podcast, Patrick Taylor discusses his research into the experiences of shell-shocked servicemen returning to civilian life after the...
Ep386 – Framing the Great War – Drs Aimee Fox, Mike Finch & David Morgan-Owen
In this episode, Aimée Fox, Mike Finch and David Morgan-Owen discuss their edited volume on how the First World War was perceived and interp...
Ep385 – The Barnbow Disaster – Antony Bell
In this podcast, Antony Bell discusses the historical background to his novel A Penny a Shell, focusing on the 1916 Barnbow munitions factor...
Ep384 – The Saxons in Flanders, 1914-8 – Andrew Lucas
In this episode, Andrew Lucas about hisi book with Jürgen Schmieschek that explores Saxon soldiers during the First World War. Using persona...
Ep383 – Smith Dorien saving the British army – Charles Barrington
In this episode, Charles Barrington re-examines the life and career of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, focusing on his decisive actions during the...
Ep382 – Three sons for the Kaiser – Hazel Strouts
In this edition of the Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, Hazel Strouts talks about her book Three Sons for the Kaiser: A German Family’s Sacr...
Ep381 – Britain, oil and Baku in 1918 – Nick Higham
In this episode, Nick Higham explores Britain’s extraordinary and often overlooked campaign in the Caucasus during the closing stages of the...
Ep380 – Henry Tudor in Ireland – Linden MacIntyre
In this podcast interview, Linden MacIntyre discusses his exploration of Sir Hugh Tudor, a deeply controversial figure in the Irish War of I...
Ep379 – The memorial to the US 42nd Division – Dr Monique B. Seefried
A podcast on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfr...
Ep378 – Guards Division, 1915-17 – David Griffiths
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , David Griffiths discusses his new book The Guards 1915–17: An E...
Ep377 – Administration of Death – Kelsey Moriarty
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Kelsey Moriarty examines the bureaucratic and cultural processe...
Ep376 – War Memorials in Devon – Dr Todd Gray
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , historian Dr Todd Gray discusses his award-winning book Lest De...
Ep375 – Burial of L-Cpl John Street – Mike Jackson
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Mike Jackson tells the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal...
Ep374 – Angel Down – Daniel Kraus
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , acclaimed author Daniel Kraus discusses his novel Angel Down —...
Ep373 – Teeside Pioneers in the GW – Gary Guess
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , researcher Gary Guess shares his work on the 12th (Service) Bat...
Ep372 – Patriotism on the Devon Home Front – Dr Richard Batten
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Dr Richard Batten, Honorary Research Fellow in History at the U...
Ep371 – Walking the Western Way – Nick and Fiona Jenkins
In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along t...