Publisher’s Description:’Ireland, 1916. The Irish nationalists are preparing to fight for their freedom from the British. Lydia Fitzgerald, a Protestant land-owner, will play a crucial role in the war – and all for her German lover.’
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Japan’s role in the First World War will be the focus for a lecture in London, hosted by The Japan Society, on February 15th 2016.
Continue readingThe winning design for a US National World War I Memorial in Washington will be announced on January 26th 2016.
Continue readingA series of lectures about the British navy in the First World World War is being held at the Army & Navy Club, London, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of Jutland.
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The British Parliament passed the Military Service Act on January 27th 1916, making single men aged 18-41 liable for call-up to fight in the First World War.
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27th January 1916: Legislation imposing compulsory military service was passed by the British Parliament.
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Centenary News Review:’Nursing Through Shot and Shell is a fascinating if harrowing read. It details the stark and unembellished experiences of a nurse on the front lines. Thanks to Vivien Newman’s introduction Hopkinson’s experiences are set against the history of nursing at war, which adds further depth and interest to an already enthralling book. Beatrice Hopkinson survived her service and, after her demobilization, emigrated to Canada to marry Dr Charles Aylen whom she met at the front – a happy ending for someone who gave so much.’
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America’s Centennial Commission has announced the winning design for Washington’s national memorial to US soldiers who fought in the First World War.
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Publisher’s Description:’On Platform One of Paddington Station in London, there is a statue of an unknown soldier; he’s reading a letter. On the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of war everyone in the country was invited to take a moment and write that letter. A selection of those letters are published here, in a new kind of war memorial – one made only of words.’
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The latest Centennial Countdown posting by the American First World War blogger Dennis Cross – covering January 1916.
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