First World War Centenary News Archive

February 13, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

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.

February 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

The first Blitz: German Zeppelin raids on London during the First World War

Centenary News contributor Dan Hayes reports on the First World War Zeppelin air raids that brought terror to London in 1915 and 1916.

Author: Dan Hayes

February 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamBooks

Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One

Publisher’s Description: “This is history at its best – a vivid, compelling account of the pioneering women who helped win the war as well as a revealing assessment of their legacy for women’s lives today”.Centenary News Comment: “Through first-hand research Adie unearths some truly enlightening materials”.

Publication Date: 26 Sep 2013

Author: Kate Adie

February 14, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

The first Blitz: German Zeppelin raids on London during the First World War

Centenary News contributor Dan Hayes reports on the First World War Zeppelin air raids that brought terror to London in 1915 and 1916.

February 15, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War paintings in Greenwich “War Artists at Sea” exhibition

Paintings from the First World War are featured in a series of exhibitions depicting warfare at sea which has opened at Royal Museums Greenwich in London.

February 16, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Artist Stanley Spencer’s First World War masterpieces go on show in UK city of Chichester

A touring exhibition of First World War murals by the acclaimed British artist, Stanley Spencer, can now be seen at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex.

February 17, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Historians to commemorate Centenary at Franschhoek Literary Festival, South Africa

The Franschhoek Literary Festival, which is held annually in South Africa, will mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War as it is joined by historians Margaret Macmillan and Norman Stone.

End Date: 18 May 2014

February 17, 2014 CN Editorial TeamFeatures

Do Wilfred Owen’s poems mask the “true fighting spirit” of those who fought?

Postgraduate poetry student Christian Groves asks whether seeing the First World War through Wilfred Owen’s poems masks the true fighting spirit and patriotic passion of those who fought.

Author: Christian Groves

February 17, 2014 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Do Wilfred Owen’s poems mask the “true fighting spirit” of those who fought?

Postgraduate poetry student Christian Groves asks whether seeing the First World War through Wilfred Owen's poems masks the true fighting spirit and patriotic passion of those who fought.

February 18, 2014 CN Editorial TeamNews

Cross & Cockade International: First World War Aviation Society CCI Seminar 2014

Cross & Cockade International is holding its 2014 Seminar – which will commemorate the early years of the First World War in the air.

End Date: 15 Jun 2014