The role of women in the British navy will be highlighted in a centenary exhibition opening at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, in February.
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Article: The Spectator on ‘the greatest hackers of the First World War’
The story of how British intelligence experts intercepted and decoded Germany's proposal for an alliance with Mexico in January 1917 is told in The Spectator magazine.
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‘War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-18’
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain’s First World War Italian campaign, writes CN Editor Peter Alhadeff.
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‘War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-18’
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain's First World War Italian campaign, writes CN Editor Peter Alhadeff.
Continue reading‘War in the Sunshine’ – paintings & photos of the British campaign in Italy, 1917-18
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain's First World War Italian campaign.
Continue readingPeter Barton talks about the Somme – from both sides of the wire
Military historian Peter Barton will discuss German perspectives of the Battle of the Somme on 18 January 2017 as part of a free lecture series organised by the Herts at War centenary project in the UK.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: The Silvertown Explosion
More than 70 people were killed, and hundreds more injured, in a blast at a munitions factory in London’s docklands on 19 January 1917.
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Centenary Anniversary: Silvertown munitions factory blast
19th January 1917: More than 70 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured, in a blast at a munitions factory in London’s docklands.
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Poppy seeds highlight WW1 Centennial on US Inauguration Day
US Centennial Commission volunteers handed out Flanders poppy seeds during the Presidential inauguration in Washington to raise awareness of America’s forthcoming Great War commemorations.
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US WWI Museum seeks your vote on historic Great War posters
Ahead of a new war poster exhibition, the National World War I Museum, Kansas City, is holding a global ballot to find the most popular choice with the public.
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