A warfare historian has claimed events lined up to mark the Centenary of the First World War, such as a football match backed by Prince William, are gimmicks which are insulting to the heroism and horrors experienced by those who gave their lives.
Continue readingUK Government announces latest details of First World War Centenary events
The British Government has released more details of the national events taking place on 4th August 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of war starting against Germany.
Continue readingGallipoli Centenary Education Project receives £100,000 Heritage Lottery Fund support
A research project which will bring together young people from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France, and Turkey to commemorate the Gallipoli Campaign has received £100,000 funding support.
Continue readingPrince William backs plans to mark First World War Christmas Truce
Prince William, who is President of the Football Association, has lent his support to a series of educational initiatives and a memorial design competition to mark the First World War Christmas Truce.
Continue reading‘Fields of Battle’ photo exhibition visits Paris ahead of UK First World War Centenary tour
An outdoor photographic exhibition, capturing the haunting beauty of many of the First World War battlefields as they are today, is on show at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
Continue readingWarfare historian hits out at “gimmicks” used to remember First World War centenary
Dr Clare Makepeace says plans to remember the Christmas Truce with a football match are turning the Centenary into nothing more than a series of gimmicks.
Continue readingWarfare historian hits out at “gimmicks” used to remember First World War centenary
Dr Clare Makepeace says plans to remember the Christmas Truce with a football match are turning the Centenary into nothing more than a series of gimmicks.
Continue readingCentenary countdown: view of key events coming up in Summer 2014 to mark the First World War Centenary
With less than two months to go before the First World War Centenary commemorations get under way in earnest, Centenary News lists key events taking place in the summer of 2014.
Continue readingSarajevo opens restored City Hall for First World War Centenary Year
Sarajevo’s historic City Hall has reopened, more than 20 years after its destruction during the Bosnian War.
Continue readingLives of the First World War remembered forever in Centenary online memorial
Families can remember for forever their ancestors who served in the First World War in what is being billed as the biggest online project of the Centenary.
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