Mentioned in Dispatches

In this episode, Andrew Lucas about hisi book with Jürgen Schmieschek that explores Saxon soldiers during the First World War. Using personal writings, they examine how German troops experienced combat on the Western...

In this episode, Charles Barrington re-examines the life and career of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, focusing on his decisive actions during the early stages of the First World War. The interview explores his leadership at...

In this edition of the Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, Hazel Strouts talks about her book Three Sons for the Kaiser: A German Family’s Sacrifice in the First World War , a moving account of Philipp Gercke and his three...

In this episode, Nick Higham explores Britain’s extraordinary and often overlooked campaign in the Caucasus during the closing stages of the First World War. Drawing on his book Mavericks , he discusses the diverse...

In this podcast interview, Linden MacIntyre discusses his exploration of Sir Hugh Tudor, a deeply controversial figure in the Irish War of Independence. He explains the motivations behind writing An Accidental Villain...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , David Griffiths discusses his new book The Guards 1915–17: An Elite Division at War . The book is the first major history of the Guards...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Kelsey Moriarty examines the bureaucratic and cultural processes that reshaped grief during and after the First World War. Her thesis Kafka in...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , historian Dr Todd Gray discusses his award-winning book Lest Devon Forgets . The book explores the creation, meaning and controversies...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Mike Jackson tells the story of his great-uncle, Lance Corporal John Street, who fell in 1917 and whose sacrifice went unrecognised for more...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , acclaimed author Daniel Kraus discusses his novel Angel Down — a haunting, formally ambitious reimagining of the First World War told through...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , researcher Gary Guess shares his work on the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, known as the Teesside Pioneers. Recruited...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Dr Richard Batten, Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Exeter, discusses his new book For King and Country: The Role of...

In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches , Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along the entire Western Front. In Walking the Line , they travelled over 1,000...