Dr Tom Thorpe

Mentioned in Dispatches

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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).

Author

Dr Tom Thorpe

Category

History

Podcast website

kensingtons.org.uk

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

Ep121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall 08.07.2019
Ep120 – Popular responses to the outbreak of WW1 – Prof Catriona Pennell 01.07.2019
Ep119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng 24.06.2019
Ep118 – British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 – Dr Chris Kempshall 17.06.2019

Dr Chris Kempshall, Teaching Fellow in European History at the University of Sussex, talks about his book on the relationships between soldiers in the  British, French and American armies on the Western Front during the  Great War. This is the subject of his first book published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Ep117 – Post War Mutinies in the British Army – Dr William Butler 10.06.2019
Ep116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper 03.06.2019
Ep115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on the Western Front – Dr Alex Mayhew 27.05.2019
Ep114 – Chaplains and religion on the Western Front – Dr Martin Purdy 20.05.2019

Dr Martin Purdy talks about chaplains and religion on the Western Front during the Great War.

Ep113 – The Ulster Division during the German Spring Offensive – Michael Nugent 13.05.2019

Michael Nugent talks about his book on the 36th Ulster Division during the German 1918 Spring Offensive, published by Helion.

Ep112 – Humour in British literature during the Great War – Dr Emily Anderson 06.05.2019

Dr Emily Anderson, from Newcastle University, talks about her PhD research into humour in British literature during the Great War.

Ep111 – L/Cpl Wijnand “Vic” Hamman, 2nd South African Regt – Emile Coetzee 29.04.2019

Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about L/Cpl L/Cpl Wijnand “Vic” Hamman, who served in South African 2nd Regt during the Great War.

Ep110 – British Territorials in India – Prof Peter Stanley 22.04.2019

Prof. Peter Stanley, from the University of New South Wales, talks about his latest book on British Territorials in India during the Great War, published by Helion.

Ep109 – Operation Delta – Dr Bill Stewart 15.04.2019

Dr Bill Stewart talks about the Canadian Corp’s Operation Delta and how it shaped operations during the 100 Days in 1918.

Ep108 – Nobody of Any Importance – Phil Sutcliffe 08.04.2019

Phil Sutcliffe talks about his father’s account of being an infantryman during the Great War.

Ep107 – The Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras in WW1 – Percy Leung 01.04.2019

Doctoral student Percy Leung at the University of St Andrews' talks about his research into the Berlin Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras during the Great War.

Ep106 -The Impact of the First World War on Australian-British relations – Dr Jack Davies 25.03.2019

Dr Jack Davies, Assistant Curator at the Science Museum, talks abou the impact of WW1 on Australian-British relations. This talk was given as part of the  The End of the War & The Reshaping of a Century International Conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.

Ep105 – Researching British Officers in WW1 – Prof. Michael Durey 18.03.2019

Emeritus Professor Michael Durey, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, talks about his research project that explores the lives of British officers killed on the Western Front during the Great War.

Ep104 – The Salonika Front – Alan Wakefield 11.03.2019

Alan Wakefield, Head of First World War & Early 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum and Chairman of the Salonika Campaign Society, talks about the Salonika campaign during the Great War.

Ep103 – The impact of military service for women who served in WW1 – Jane Clarke 04.03.2019

Doctoral candidate Jane Clarke, studying at the University of Manchester, discusses her research into the impact of military service for women who served in the First World War.

Ep102 – British Infantry Training during WW1 – Harry Sanderson 25.02.2019

Doctoral candidate Harry Sanderson, from the University of Leeds, discusses his research into the training of British infantry soldiers during the Great War.

Ep101 – The Treatment of Mentally Ill Irish Ex-servicemen After WW1 – Dr Michael Robinson 18.02.2019

Medical historian Dr Michael Robinson, from the University of Liverpool, talks about the treatment of mentally-ill Irish ex-serviceman after the Great War.

Ep100 – Reflections on the Great War Centenary and Historiography – Prof. Peter Simkins 11.02.2019

          For the 100th edition, outgoing WFA President, Prof. Peter Simkins, gives his reflections on the Great War Centenary and his life as a First World War historian.

Ep99 – The German Army in 1918 – Jack Sheldon 04.02.2019

Historian Jack Sheldon talks about the performance and collapse of the German Army during the Hundred Days in 1918.

Ep98 – Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days – Richard Stobo 28.01.2019

Richard Stobo talks about, ‘The Australian Victories in France in 1918? An Examination of Australian Corps Operations during the Hundred Days’. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century' conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.

Ep97 – Witnessing the End of the German Occupation of Brussels,1918 – Prof Tammy Proctor 21.01.2019

Professor Tammy Proctor from Utah State University gives a talk on the end of the German occupation of Brussels between the dates of October to December 1918. This talk was given as part of the ‘End of the War & the Reshaping of a Century' conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September last year.

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