Washington Art historian Mark Levitch has embarked on an ambitious Memorial Inventory Project to uncover the 10,000 or more American World War One memorials scattered across the country.
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Historian’s Centenary mission to find 10,000 World War One memorials across America
Washington Art historian Mark Levitch has embarked on an ambitious Memorial Inventory Project to uncover the 10,000 or more American World War One memorials scattered across the country.
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First World War romance between a wounded hero & nurse who thought he was a German spy
An extraordinary love story, between a heroic British Captain and a nurse who believed he was a German spy, has been uncovered by students looking back into First World War archives.
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First World War romance between a wounded hero & nurse who thought he was a German spy
An extraordinary love story, between a heroic British Captain and a nurse who believed he was a German spy, has been uncovered by students looking back into First World War archives.
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Scottish soldiers’ wills from First and Second World Wars go online
The National Records of Scotland has made available the wills of 31,000 Scottish soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars.
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The photograph which reveals the “muddled and mangled” history of assassin Gavrilo Princip
In a special article for Centenary News, author Tim Butcher reveals the myths and historical mistakes which surround the story of gunman Gavrilo Princip.
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The photograph which reveals the “muddled and mangled” history of assassin Gavrilo Princip
In a special article for Centenary News, author Tim Butcher reveals the myths and historical mistakes which surround the story of gunman Gavrilo Princip.
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British Ambassador to Norway plants poppy seeds to mark First World War Centenary
The British Ambassador to Norway, Jane Owen, has sown poppy seeds in the gardens of the British Embassy, with the aim that they will bloom in August 2014 to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Army Museum at Halifax Citadel opens First World War exhibition
The Army Museum at Halifax Citadel in Canada has opened an exhibition exploring the First World War to mark the Centenary of the conflict.
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Tank Museum marks the Centenary with a new exhibition and events
The Tank Museum in Dorset, England, has opened its new First World War exhibition: Warhorse to Horsepower. It is also planning to commemorate the Centenary with cavalry, tank and air displays on the 4th August 2014.
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