Mentioned in Dispatches

Ep230 – Staking the coffins – the 1918 flu in Ireland – Dr Ida Milne

Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History at Carlow College, Ireland, talks about her recent book, Stacking the Coffins, that looks at the impact of 1918 Spanish Flu in Ireland at the end of the Great War and early 1920s. Her book is published by Manchester University Press.

Ep229- Jan Smuts and the German East African Campaign – David Katz

Doctoral candidate David Katz, studying at Stellenbosch University, talks about his PhD research into Jan Smuts and his conduct of operations in German East Africa during the Great War. This will be released as a book in 2022.

Ep228 – Royal Marines on the Western Front-Daniel Mclean

Teacher Dan Mclean talks about his book on the Royal Marines on the Western Front during the Great War. This book is published by Pen and Sword.

Ep227 – Dr Thomas Scotland – Surgery during the Great War

Retired orthopaedic surgeon and military medical historian Tom Scotland talks about surgery during the Great War.

Ep226 – German Jews during WW1 – Prof. Tim Grady

Professor Tim Grady, Professor of History at the University of Chester, talks about his research into German Jews and their response to the Great War.

Ep225 – The Battle of Verdun 1917 and the Verdun Battlefield today – Christina Holstein

Historian and author Christina Holstein about her research into the 1917 battle of Verdun and the battlefield today.

Ep224 -British pacifist women of WW1 -Jaime Jiménez Fernández

Jaime Jiménez Fernández  talks  about his research into British pacifist women during WW1. Jaime is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Seville.

Ep223a – Artist John Nash during the Great War – Andy Friend

Author Andy Friend about his biography of British artist John Nash and his military service and painting during the Great War.

Ep223 – The use of Britannia’s image during the Great War – Giles Penman

Giles Penman talks about his research into the use of Britannia’s image during the Great War He is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Warwick.

Ep222 – Commemoration and CWGC sites in England – Megan Kelleher

Megan Kelleher talks about her research into public awareness of Commonwealth War Graves Commission sites in England. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Kent.