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History Podcasts
A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.kensingtons.org.uk/
Episodes
Ep302 – The role of birds in the GW – Nicholas Milton
5/28/2023
Ornithologist, author and historian Nicholas Milton talks about his recent book on the role of birds in the Great War. This book is published by [...]
Duration:00:33:03
Ep301 – Elsie and Mairi Go to War – Dr Diane Atkinson
5/21/2023
Dr Diane Atkinson, historian and author, talks about her recent book about Elsie Knocker and Mairi Gooden-Chisholm and their service during the Great War. Diane [...]
Duration:00:30:55
Ep300 – The state of GW scholarship – Prof John Borne, Dr Jonathan Boff, Dr Alex Mayhew
5/15/2023
Prof. John Bourne, Dr Alex Mayhew and Dr Jonathan Boff discuss the current state of academic research on the Great War. All three have connections with Birmingham [...]
Duration:01:01:56
Ep299 – Queen’s Westminster Rifles in the Great War – Steve Hammond
5/7/2023
Steve Hammond talks about his research and interest in the Queen Westminster Rifles during the Great War. The Queen’s Westminsters were an infantry regiment of [...]
Duration:00:28:34
Ep298 – A Jewish Aid Worker in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920 – Dr Michael Nutkiewicz
4/30/2023
Dr Michael Nutkiewicz talks about his new book, A Ukrainian Chapter. A Jewish Aid Worker’s Memoir of Sorrow. This is the translation of a memoir [...]
Duration:00:56:24
Ep297 – Organisational learning on the Western Front – Dr Mike Hunzeker
4/23/2023
Dr Michael Hunzeker talks about his new book, Dying to Learn that looks at innovation and learning on the Western Front during the Great War. [...]
Duration:00:29:32
Ep296 – Heroism in literature during FWW – Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus
4/16/2023
Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus, Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at the University of Northumbria, talks about her research into heroism in literature during WW1.
Duration:00:24:06
Ep295 – The birth of the RAF – Prof. Richard Overy
4/9/2023
Professor Richard Overy, Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, talks about his recent book on the formation of the RAF in April 1918. He [...]
Duration:00:20:27
Ep294 – 46th Division in WW1 – Prof. John Bourne
4/2/2023
Professor John Bourne talks about his interest and research on the British 46th Division on the Western Front during the Great War. The 46th Division was [...]
Duration:00:58:15
Ep200a – Logistics during Third Ypres – Rob Thompson
3/26/2023
Historian Rob Thompson talks about how the British army supplied logistics and material for the Messines/Third Ypres Campaign of 1917. This was originally broadcast in [...]
Duration:00:37:28
Ep293 – Bloxham School and the GW – Simon Batten & Matthew Dixon
3/20/2023
Authors and historians Simon Batten and Matthew Dixon talk about their recent book on Bloxham School and the Great War. Taking one small boarding school [...]
Duration:00:34:24
Ep292 – The 6th Div in the GW – Dr Peter Hodgkinson
3/13/2023
Historian, clinical psychologist and author Dr Peter Hodgkinson talks about his recent book A Complete Orchestra of War, that is a history of the 6th [...]
Duration:00:34:01
Ep291 – Brig-Gen Frank Percy Crozier commands 119 Bde – Dr Mike Taylor
3/6/2023
Historian Dr Michael Taylor talks about his new book that explores Brigadier General Frank Crozier’s command of the 119 Brigade during the Great War. Crozier [...]
Duration:00:32:33
Ep290 – London’s contribution to the Great War – Clive Harris
2/27/2023
Author, tour guide, doctoral candidate and historian Clive Harris talks about his research into the military contribution of London during the great War. In 1914, [...]
Duration:00:34:05
Ep289 – Donegal before, during and after the GW – Dr Pauric Travers
2/19/2023
Author and historian Pauric Travers talks about his recent book ‘Donegal, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923’, which looks at County Donegal through the Home Rule Crisis, the Great [...]
Duration:00:44:06
Ep288 – Raiding – Fraser Skirrow
2/12/2023
Author and historian Fraser Skirrow talks about raiding on the Western Front during the Great War. Once the frontline became static and dominated by trenches, [...]
Duration:00:46:25
Ep287 – The Bucks village of Lee in the GW – Dr Michael Senior
2/6/2023
Dr Michael Senior talks about his recent book Fromelles 1916. This explores the men from the Buckinghamshire village of Lee who fought and died in [...]
Duration:00:29:33
Ep286 – Cathal Burgha – Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley
1/30/2023
Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley talk about their recent book on Irish revolutionary and republican leader Cathal Brugha. This book is titled [...]
Duration:01:14:21
Ep285 – Sir Douglas Haig – Prof. John Bourne
1/23/2023
Professor John Bourne talks about the role, impact and reputation of the British Expeditionary Force Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He challenges [...]
Duration:00:41:47
Ep284 – King George V in WW1 – Prof Heather Jones
1/15/2023
Professor Heather Jones talks about her recent book on King George V and the monarchy during the Great War. Her book examines how the First [...]
Duration:00:41:45