Mentioned in Dispatches

Ep311 – The Third Earl of Durham in the GW – Peter Welsh 31.07.2023 30:19 ↓

Historian, teacher and author Peter Welsh talks about his research into the Third Earl of Durham during the Great War. John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1855-1928), was the eldest twin son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, and his wife Lady Beatrix Frances, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. His grandfather was the statesman and colonial administrator, John Lambton, 1st...

Ep309 – Russian military strategy in WW1 – Dr Sofya Anisimova 17.07.2023 40:16 ↓

Dr Sofya Anisimova talks about Russian military strategy during the Great War. She is a post doctoral researcher at University College Dublin in Ireland. Sofya examines the military strategy pursued by Russia. She talks about the state of Russian planning before 1914, how they perceived the nature of war and strategy during 1914 to 1917.

Ep308 – Teachers from Victoria, Australian in the GW – Caroline Torode 10.07.2023 51:24 ↓

Caroline Torode talks about her research into state teachers from Victoria, Australia during the Great War. Her talk is based on her MA thesis that looked at Victorian Government Teachers and their selection and promotion within the Australian Imperial Force.

Ep307 – The 1922 Chanak Crisis and the legacy of the Great War – Dr Jenny Macleod 03.07.2023 30:32 ↓

Dr Jenny Macleod, Senior Lecturer in 20th Century History at the University of Hull, talks about the 1922 Chanak Crisis and the actions of Lloyd George to try and solve the crisis with reference to the Great War. The Chanak Crisis was a war scare in September 1922 between the United Kingdom and the Government of the Grand National Assembly in Turkey. The crisis was caused by Turkish efforts to pus...

Ep304 – The Indian Army in WW1 – Dr Alan Jeffreys 12.06.2023 16:24 ↓

Dr Alan Jeffreys talks about his recent publication of collected essays on the Indian Army recently published by Helion. Alan is Head of Equipment and Uniform at the National Army Museum and also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Greenwich. His book and interview address the important global role of the Indian Army during the First World War. The edited volume covers the traditional...

Ep298 – A Jewish Aid Worker in Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920 – Dr Michael Nutkiewicz 01.05.2023 56:24 ↓

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 by Eli Gumener, a Jewish relief worker living through the consequences of the Great War and Russian Civil War in Podolia, southwest Ukraine. In his memoir, Gumener describes the effect of pogroms on Jewish communities, the challenges of providing relief,...

Ep294 – 46th Division in WW1 – Prof. John Bourne 03.04.2023 58:15 ↓

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 a Territorial Force unit formed originally from units in the northern Midlands of Britain. It saw action on the Western Front serving at the Battles of Loos, Somme and in the Hundred Days.