Dr Richard Batten, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, talks about a collection of papers relating to the wartime experience of Hugh Fortescue, the Fourth Earl Fortescue, who was Lord Lieutenant for Devon during the Great War, that he has recently edited. These papers are collected in a volume produced by the Devon […]
Ep131 – The 51st Highland Division – Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell about his book on the 51st Highland Division during the Great War that has been reprinted by Pen and Sword.
Ep130 – Sex on the Western Front – Dr Bruce Cherry
Dr Bruce Cherry talks about his book on the sex life of the Tommy on the Western Front, They Didn’t Want to Die Virgins: Sex and Morale in the British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918, which was published by Helion and Co in 2016.
Ep129 – Sabaton’s Great War Album – Pär Sundström
Pär Sundström, bass player in the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, talks about their new album, the Great War, inspired by the First World War, and the fundraising the band has done for the Heugh Battery Museum (http://www.heughbattery.co.uk/) in Hartlepool.
Ep128 – Serbia in the Great War – Dr Samuel Foster
Dr Samuel Foster, Visiting Academic in the School of History, University of East Anglia, talks about Serbia in the Great War.
Ep127 – The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion – Emile Coetzee
Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about the 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion.
Ep126 – The First World War in Computer Games – Dr Chris Kempshall
Dr Chris Kempshall, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Army Leadership, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, talks about his book on The First World War in Computer Games. This was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2015. Use the following token on palgrave.com (qj9JE7Czmn4DJFq) to get a 20% discount. Valid 2.9.19 to 30.9.19.
Ep125 – The 1914-5 Campaign in German SW Africa – Antonio Garcia
Antonio Garcia talks about his recent book on the South African campaign against German South West Africa in 1914/5 (published by Helion).
Ep124 – Archibald Wavell – William Franklin
William Franklin talks about the First World War career of Archibald Wavell.
Ep123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally
Mike Hally, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses his research into veterans’ response to Peace Day that was held on 19 July 1919.