Elgin Strub-Ronayne writes for Centenary News about the story of how more than 5,000 mainly British men spent the entire four years of the First World War held captive in the heart of Germany.
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‘Cabbage soup again’ – the hardships & resilience of men held in Germany’s Ruhleben prison camp
Elgin Strub-Ronayne writes for Centenary News about the story of how more than 5,000 mainly British men spent the entire four years of the First World War held captive in the heart of Germany.
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Royal Alexandra and Albert School plans First World War Centenary commemorations
Schools across the world are planning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. One such school in England is planning a series of events and projects.
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Inside Ruhleben – The untold story of the First World War prison camp in the heart of Germany
The remarkable story of how more than 5,000 mainly British men spent the entire four years of the First World War held captive in the heart of Germany can be revealed by Centenary News.
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Ten interpretations of who started the First World War
The BBC has published a feature in which ten academics are asked their opinions on who “started” the First World War.
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First Minister of Wales unveils design for First World War memorial in Belgium
First Minister Carwyn Jones has unveiled the design of a new memorial to commemorate Welsh soldiers who fought during the First World War.
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Trent to Trenches: Great War Centenary Weekend, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire’s Centenary programme, Trent to Trenches, will include a “commemorative living history event” on the 100th anniversary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
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The Moon Field
Publisher’s Description: “A poignant story of love and redemption, The Moon Field explores the loss of innocence through a war that destroys everything except the bonds of human hearts. No man’s land is a place in the heart: pitted, cratered and empty as the moon…”
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British Council report “confirms low levels of knowledge about the international aspects of the First World War”
The British Council has commissioned a report, entitled, Remember the World as well as the War, which states that the UK public has a “limited” knowledge of the First World War’s global dimension and its legacy.
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What does the British Council’s report on global understandings of the First World War say?
Centenary News highlights the key findings of the British Council’s ‘Remember the World as well as the War’ report on understandings of the global dimesnion of the First World War.
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