Mentioned in Dispatches

Ep195 – County Kildare, 1912-1923 – Dr Seamus Cullen

Historian Dr Seamus Cullen talks about his recent book Kildare, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923, that looks at County Kildare through the Home Rule Crisis, the Great War, the War of Irish Independence and the Irish Civil War. This book is published by Four Courts Press.

Ep194 – Chemical Warfare – Simon Jones

Freelance historian Simon Jones about his research into chemical weapons during the Great War.

Ep193 – Belgian refugees in Glasgow – Keiran Taylor

PhD candidate Kieran Taylor, studying at the University of Stirling, talks about his research into Belgian refugees in Glasgow during the Great War.

Ep192 – ‘The Fighting Irish’ – The US 69th Infantry Regiment in WW1- Stephen L. Harris

American historian and author Stephen L. Harris talks about his recent book Duffy’s War that looks at the wartime service of the US 69th Infantry Regiment, their padre Fr. Francis Duffy and commander ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan during their deployment in France. This book is published by Potomac Books.

Ep191 -The German occupation of France in WW1 – Dr James Connolly

 Historian Dr James Connolly, Lecturer in Modern French History at University College London about his research into the French experience of military occupation by German forces during WW1. James has written ‘The experience of occupation in the Nord, 1914– 18’. This is published by Manchester University Press.

Ep190 – Sir John Monash – Dr Aaron Pegram

Author Dr Aaron Pegram, Senior Historian at the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, on the life, career and reputation of General Sir John Monash.

Ep189 – Limbless veterans after WW1 – Louise Bell

Historian Louise Bell talks about her research into the rehabilitation and treatment of limbless service personnel after the Great War.

Ep188 – Military Identities of British conscripts – Joshua Bilton

Doctoral candidate Joshua Bilton talks about his research into the military identities of British soldier conscripts during the Great War. Joshua is a student at King’s College London.

Ep187 – The Police during WW1 – Dr Mary Fraser

 Social historian Dr Mary Fraser, talks about her research into police and policing in Britain during WW1.

Ep186 – Folkestone harbour in WW1 – Peter Anderson

Peter Anderson talks about the role of Folkestone Harbour during the Great War.