Researchers based at King’s College London are offering an opportunity to showcase community-led projects focussing on the colonial or dominion contribution to the First World War.
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‘Understanding the Great War’ – education resource launched in US
The United States WWI Centennial Commission and America’s National World War I Museum & Memorial have teamed up to create a new online teaching resource aimed at increasing awareness of the Great War.
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Centenary Book Review – Forest of the Hanged
For the centenary of Romania’s entry into the Great War, CN contributor William Illsley reviews Liviu Rebreanu’s classic 1922 novel set during the Romanian campaign.
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100 Years Ago Today: Romania enters First World War
Romanian troops attacked Transylvania on August 27th 1916, opening a new front against Austria-Hungary in the Balkans.
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100 Years Ago: Hindenburg & Ludendorff take over in German high command reshuffle
Field Marshal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff took over command of the German Army on August 29th 1916, dominating Germany’s military leadership for the rest of the First World War.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: Hindenburg & Ludendorff become supreme German commanders
29th August 1916: Field Marshal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff took over command of the German Army, dominating Germany’s military leadership for the rest of the First World War.
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100 Years Ago Today: First German airship shot down over UK
William Leefe Robinson became the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over England in the early hours of September 3rd 1916.
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WW1 minesweeping trawler wreck protected
The ‘exceptionally well-preserved’ wreck of a trawler fitted out by the British Navy as a minesweeper during the First World War has been given special protection by the UK Government.
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New Zealand’s Western Front Campaign – a ‘fresh perspective’
Publisher’s Description:’Between 1914 and 1918 New Zealand fought the bloodiest and most traumatic campaign in its military history. New Zealand’s Western Front Campaign challenges myths that exist about New Zealand’s effort and throws new light on aspects of the country’s overall involvement in the First World War.’
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Somme Centenary – New Zealand remembers at Longueval Sept 15
Prince Charles is to join New Zealanders in France next week for commemorations honouring those who fought at the Battle of the Somme a century ago.
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