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The First World War in the 1920s (2024)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. (in press). The First World War in the 1920s. In T. Bényei, S. Boskani, & N. Hubble (Eds.), The 1920s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing

A survey of First World War literature in the 1920s.

Norman Nicholson and rural wartime (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2024, May). Norman Nicholson and rural wartime. Presented at Cultural Landscapes, University of Cumbria, Ambleside

A different version of this paper is published as ‘Rural modernity and wartime in Norman Nicholson’s poetry.’ Modernist Cultures. See corresponding entry.

"Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose (2024)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. "Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose. In A History of Punctuation in English Literature. Cambridge University Press

This chapter addresses the use of various forms of typographical ellipsis. In it I argue that ellipses represent failures of communication which are characteristic of early-twentieth-century writing, pointing to limit experiences which could be desc... Read More about "Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose.

Into the Endless Mist Volume 1: The Aleutian Campaign, June-August 1942 (2023)
Book
Piegzik, M. A. (2023). Into the Endless Mist Volume 1: The Aleutian Campaign, June-August 1942. Helion & Company

At the beginning of June 1942, in the wake of the enormous Japanese struggle to bring a conclusive victory in the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Navy commenced Operation AL (AL Sakusen). Among the objectives of this bold plan was the 2nd Kidō But... Read More about Into the Endless Mist Volume 1: The Aleutian Campaign, June-August 1942.

The Darkest Hour Volume 2: The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Attack against Ceylon and the Eastern Fleet (2022)
Book
Piegzik, M. (2022). The Darkest Hour Volume 2: The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Attack against Ceylon and the Eastern Fleet. Helion & Company

The Darkest Hour presents the Imperial Japanese Navy offensive in the Indian Ocean area in March–April 1942, the main goal of which was to destroy the Royal Navy in the Far East and achieve domination on the western flank of the Pacific War on the ev... Read More about The Darkest Hour Volume 2: The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Attack against Ceylon and the Eastern Fleet.

The Darkest Hour Volume 1: The Japanese Naval Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Opening Moves (2022)
Book
Piegzik, M. (2022). The Darkest Hour Volume 1: The Japanese Naval Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Opening Moves. Helion & Company

The Darkest Hour presents the Imperial Japanese Navy offensive in the Indian Ocean area in March–April 1942, the main goal of which was to destroy the Royal Navy in the Far East and achieve domination on the western flank of the Pacific War on the ev... Read More about The Darkest Hour Volume 1: The Japanese Naval Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Opening Moves.

Rallying to the Flag - A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development (2022)
Report
MacLeod, C., Short, G., & Matthews-Smith, G. (2022). Rallying to the Flag - A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development. Edinburgh: Association of Directors of Education in Scotland

This report provides an overview of the numbers of armed forces children at national and local authority level, together with a review of how some authorities have responded to the needs of this part of the pupil population. It therefore marks a star... Read More about Rallying to the Flag - A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development.

British War Writing, 1900–1920: Empire, Mass Warfare and Mass Culture (2021)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. (2021). British War Writing, 1900–1920: Empire, Mass Warfare and Mass Culture. In J. Purdon (Ed.), British Literature in Transition, 1900–1920: A New Age? (106-121). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108648714.007

Representations of conflict in the early twentieth century respond both to the impact of mass industrial warfare, particularly in the First World War, and the development of mass culture following the Education Acts of the late nineteenth century. Co... Read More about British War Writing, 1900–1920: Empire, Mass Warfare and Mass Culture.

The UK War Books Boom, 1926-33 (2021)
Data
Frayn, A., & Houston, F. (2021). The UK War Books Boom, 1926-33. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2021.2810868

Data for article 'The War Books Boom in Britain, 1928–1930'. For submission to First World War Studies, Oct 2021.

Data collected Jan 2020-Aug 2021 from various sources articulated in article.

German prisoners held comedy nights in British war camps – we recreated one (2018)
Newspaper / Magazine
Frayn, A. (2018). German prisoners held comedy nights in British war camps – we recreated one

This article engages with the history of First World War internment, both civilian and prisoner of war. The focus is the Stobs Camp, near Hawick, and the theatre show A Night at Stobs, part of a public engagement project.

Army boots are blamed for injuries (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Graham, S., & Martindale, R. (2017). Army boots are blamed for injuries. Uk

The study investigated loads and impact using British military drill boots.

Coral Sea 1942 (2016)
Book
Piegzik, M. (2016). Coral Sea 1942. Bellona