Publisher’s Description:’There are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world, all now unknown, he explores the everyday aspects of war: not only the tragedy and horror, but also the absurdity, monotony and even beauty.’
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Organisers of a centenary exhibition in Orkney are appealing for photos, letters and other memorabilia relating to the loss of the British warship, HMS Hampshire, in June 1916.
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Volunteers are being sought for a project in North London highlighting the stories of South Asian soldiers who fought for the Allies during the First World War.
Continue reading18th March 2016 marks 123 years since the birth of Wilfred Owen. To commemorate the Great War poet’s birthday, the UK museum dedicated to his memory is hosting a festival in his honour.
Continue readingThe UK-based Gallipoli Centenary Education Project is holding a national conference for schools in Birmingham on March 14th 2016.
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A bugle presented to a boy sailor wounded at Jutland will be among objects displayed at the National Maritime Museum’s centenary exhibition, illustrating changing views of the 1916 battle from both sides.
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Pictures of Verdun by British photographer Michael St Maur Sheil are displayed at a Franco-German exhibition in Berlin marking the centenary of the 1916 First World War battle.
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Tribute has been paid to a First World War nurse, with a special ceremony at a Jewish cemetery in London on March 8th 2016 – International Women’s Day.
Continue readingPictures of Verdun by British photographer Michael St Maur Sheil are showing at a Franco-German centenary exhibition in Berlin until March 31st 2016.
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Russia attacked on the Eastern Front on March 18th 1916, in a failed attempt to ease German pressure on France at Verdun.
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