Italy and Slovenia launched a cross-border trail, the Walk of Peace, on March 21st 2015 to remember the battles on the Isonzo Front during the First World War.
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Exhibition opening: Dogs of the First World War photographic collection
New exhibition explores vital role dogs played during the war years.
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Book Review: The Great War
Centenary News Review: ‘ Although The Great War is perhaps better suited to readers with a clear interest in the First World War, it is a gripping, confident novel which is both entertaining and surprising. It is fast-paced, full of movement, and compels you to carry on as the narration moves forward, chapter by chapter, through each year of the war.’
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‘Dying for Trento’: new exhibition remembers the Italian Front
A new Italian exhibition explores the lengthy campaign between Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Alps.
Continue readingCentenary Update: more photos of Neuve Chapelle ceremonies
Centenary News has more pictures of ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and India’s sacrifice in the First World War.
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Gallipoli Centenary April 25 – events preview, one month to go
Final preparations are being made for ceremonies around the world on April 24th/25th 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey.
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Major Lusitania exhibition opens at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
‘Lusitania: Life, Loss and Legacy’ opens at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, today (March 27th 2015) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the liner, Lusitania, by a German U-boat.
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Ministry of Munitions exhibition opens in Manchester
An exhibition exploring the First World War role of Britain’s Ministry of Munitions, and the contribution of industry in Manchester, opens at the city’s Museum of Science and Industry on March 28th 2015.
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Gallipoli troops of the ‘Immortal 29th Division’ remembered 100 years after parade for the King
A ceremony has been held in Warwickshire to mark the centenary of British troops parading past King George V before they left for Gallipoli. Lyn Edmonds, of the Gallipoli Association, tells their story.
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Gallipoli troops of the ‘Immortal 29th Division’ remembered 100 years after parade for the King
A ceremony has been held in Warwickshire to mark the centenary of British troops parading past King George V before they left for Gallipoli. Lyn Edmonds, of the Gallipoli Association, tells their story.
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