Mentioned in Dispatches

Ep84 – The British Army on the Western Front in 1916 – Dr Spencer Jones

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.

Ep83 – Wilfred Owen – Dr Kate Kennedy

  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.

Ep82a – Extra Episode – The Capture of the Riqueval Bridge – Jim Tanner

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 […]

Ep82 – Force Feeding in WW1 – Dr Ian Miller

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

Ep81 – ‘Haig’s tower of strength’ – General Sir Edward Bulfin – John Powell

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. 

Ep80 – The Landing in the Dawn – dissecting the Anzac Gallipoli legend – Dr James Hurst

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.

Ep79 – Uppingham public school during WW1 – Tim Halstead

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

Ep78 – The Second British Army during the Liberation of Flanders in 1918 – Dr Dennis Williams

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.

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

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.

Ep76 – Canadian nurses’ Great War narratives – Andrea McKenzie

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