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To mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, The National Archives has launched a season of podcasts of personal stories from those who served in the First World War.

Voices of the Armistice will bring the horrors and glories of war to life like never before as listeners are taken from mobilisation to the Treaty of Versailles, in the words of people who were there. Many men were sent quite literally from life to death: these evocative podcasts illustrate the true experiences of wartime service. 
 
The series features hidden gems found in diaries and letters, as well as some of The National Archives' most popular First World War files. The podcast series begins with the tragic story of Britain's first casualty, who died of pneumonia in England while working gruelling 20-hour days to prepare for the mobilisation of troops. Other podcasts will give terrifying first-hand accounts of gas attacks, life as a prisoner of war and the appalling conditions endured in the trenches.

'We hope this series will bring alive the experiences of the individuals involved in the war,' says The National Archives' principal military specialist, William Spencer.
 
'Research for this project has unearthed some new or relatively unknown stories of the war, as well as visiting some more important documents of the period. By creating podcasts of these documents, we aim to make them accessible online to people all over the world.'

Go to the Voices of the Armistice page to hear the podcasts and sign up to the RSS feed, which will alert you when a new story becomes available.