Huge crowds flocked to the Tower of London for the planting of the final ceramic poppy on November 11th 2014, the 96th anniversary of the Armistice ending the First World War.
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The Red Baron
Publisher’s Description:’In The Red Baron, graphic artist and author Wayne Vansant illustrates the incredible story of Manfred von Richthofen, whose unparalleled piloting prowess as a member of the Imperial German Army Air Service made him a World War I celebrity, both in the air and on the ground.’
Continue readingPublic Lecture: The Nature and Character of Military Medicine from the First World War to Today’s Conflicts
Northumbria University will be hosting a public lecture featuring Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Jowan Penn-Barwell on Tuesday 11 November. The lecture will be centred on the Navy medics role in the First World War, as well as the advances in medicine from WWI until the present.
Continue readingArmistice Day: France inaugurates international memorial at Notre Dame de Lorette
A First World War memorial to all soldiers killed on the battlefields of northern France will be inaugurated at Notre Dame de Lorette on Armistice Day 2014.
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‘Lusitania: The War at the Mouth of the Mersey’ Audio Installation
Working in association with Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Theatre in the Rough Festival, a group of writers in the Merseyside region of England have researched stories about the Lusitania, and created a series of audio dramas which are currently touring in a bespoke sound installation.
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A Childhood Delight: How, 100 Years Ago, Compassion Helped Create a Literary Favourite
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, tells the story of how an act of kindness from a Canadian Lieutenant 100 years ago led to a literary legend beloved by millions around the world.
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‘Echoes From The Deep: Wrecks of the Dardanelles Campaign’ Promotional Video
Echoes from the Deep is a unique book and documentary chronicling the exploration of shipwrecks which were sunk during the Dardanelles Campaign.
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A Childhood Delight: How, 100 Years Ago, Compassion Helped Create a Literary Favourite
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, tells the story of how an act of kindness from a Canadian Lieutenant 100 years ago led to a literary legend beloved by millions around the world.
Continue readingEvent at Flanders House in New York – screening of Pershing’s Last Patriot
Pershing’s Last Patriot, The Story of Frank W. Buckles, America’s Last Veteran of World War I, directed by David DeJonge, is to screen at Flanders House in New York on Thursday, November 13th 2014 at 6.30pm.
Continue reading“A Sociedade e a Grande Guerra” – “The Great War and Society” seminar at Lisbon University
An international seminar, “A Sociedade e a Grande Guerra" or "The Great War and Society” will take place at the Faculty of Letters, Lisbon University, Portugal, on November 13th 2014.
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