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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sarajevo’s historic City Hall has reopened, more than 20 years after its destruction during the Bosnian War.
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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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