Ep378 – Guards Division, 1915-17 – David Griffiths
From Mentioned in Dispatches by Dr Tom Thorpe
March 1, 2026 · 41 min
About this episode
David Griffiths discusses his new book on the Guards Division during World War I.
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 Division in nearly a century, drawing on war diaries and memoirs to follow the unit through Loos, Flers-Courcelette, Morval and Pilckem Ridge. Griffiths also examines the culture, reputation and experiences of an elite force under the pressure of modern war. Published by Helion & Co.
People in this episode
Host: Dr Tom Thorpe
Guest: David Griffiths
Topics covered
- Guards Division
- World War I
- military history
- elite forces
- war diaries
- memoirs
Keywords
- Guards Division
- David Griffiths
- World War I
- military history
- Helion & Co
- war diaries
- memoirs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Western Front Association, Helion & Co
Books & works: The Guards 1915–17: An Elite Division at War
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