Mentioned in Dispatches

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 […]

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.