Mentioned in Dispatches

Ep124 – Archibald Wavell – William Franklin

William Franklin talks about the First World War career of Archibald Wavell.

Ep123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally

Mike Hally, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses his research into veterans’ response to Peace Day that was held on 19 July 1919.

Ep122 – The Welsh Walter Mitty – Marietta Crichton Stuart

Marietta Crichton Stuart talks about Percy Shuttlewood, who served in her grandfather’s battalion during the Great War and she describes as the ‘Welsh Walter Mitty’.

Ep121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall

Dr Brian Hall, Programme Leader at the University of Salford, talks about his book on communications and operations on the Western Front during the Great War (published by CUP).

Ep120 – Popular responses to the outbreak of WW1 – Prof Catriona Pennell

Prof Catriona Pennell, from the University of Exeter, talks about her book on the popular responses to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 (published by OUP).

Ep119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng

Wenlan Peng, from the Meridian Society (www.themeridiansociety.org.uk), talks about the Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front during the Great War.

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

Dr William Butler, Outreach Officer and Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent, talks about the post-war mutinies in the British Army. This lecture was given as part of the Antrim and Down WFA branch’s spring conference on the Consequences of War held on the 9 May 2019. 

Ep116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper

Dr Mario Draper, Lecturer in Modern British and European History at the University of Kent, discusses the mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India in 1920. This lecture was given as part of the Antrim and Down WFA branch’s spring conference on the Consequences of War held on the 9 May 2019. 

Ep115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on the Western Front – Dr Alex Mayhew

Dr Alex Mayhew discusses his PhD that looked at the English infantryman’s morale and perception of crisis on the Western Front.