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2025-02-15

  Ep349 – British Army before 1914 – Simon Batten

In this episode of Mentioned in Dispatches, historian Simon Batten discusses his book Futile Exercise?: The British Army’s Preparations for War 1902-1914. Simon explores the British Army's pre-war manoeuvres, training exercises and attempts to learn fr...
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2025-02-01

  Ep348 – Irish republican women in Ulster, 1914-1922 – Dr Margaret Ward

In this episode of Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Margaret Ward, Honorary Senior Lecturer in History at Queen’s University Belfast, talks about her latest book Rebel Women: Cumann na mBan in Belfast and the Glens of Antrim, 1914–1924. In the interview, Dr...
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2024-12-16

  Ep347 –  The 8th Bn, West Surrey Regt – Prof. Ian Isherwood

In this episode, we are honoured to speak with Dr Ian Isherwood, a historian, scholar, and author of the newly released book The Battalion: Citizen Soldiers at War on the Western Front. Dr Isherwood provides a deeply researched and heartfelt account of...
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2024-12-01

  Ep346 – Invasion literature before WW1 – Tony Bolton

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2024-11-15

  Ep345 – Legacy of shellshock after the GW – Dr Stefanie Linden

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2024-11-01

  Ep344 – Comparing the Retreats, 1914 & 1940 – Prof. Gary Sheffield

In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Gary Sheffield, President of the Western Front Association, to explore his latest research comparing the British retreats of 1914 and 1940. Drawing from his forthcoming book on the British Army in both World W...
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2024-10-15

  Ep343 – Unknown Soldier, Story of WW1 – David Preston

Author David L. Preston discusses his debut novel "Unknown Soldier: World War 1".Β  Published by Azalea City Publishing LLC in June 2024, this historical fiction book that follows the story of James Reynolds, a young man from Thomasville, Alabama, who e...
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2024-10-01

  Ep342 – Defence of the Suez Canal, 1914-15 – Dr Adam Prime

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2024-09-15

  Ep341 – African American Signallers – Dr Brian Hall

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2024-09-01

  Ep340 – John Nichol – The Unknown Warrior

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