A major retrospective devoted to the First World War work of modernist painter Wyndham Lewis is among the special exhibitions announced for Imperial War Museums’ Centenary year.
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100 Years Ago: Germany resumes ‘sink on sight’ U-boat war
Germany took the fateful step of resuming unrestricted submarine attacks on merchant ships from 1 February 1917, in an attempt to cut off Britain’s vital supplies.
Continue reading‘War Beneath the Waves’ – Germany’s U-boats in Flanders
German U-boat operations on the Flemish coast were discussed by marine archaeologist Tomas Termote at a lecture launching the English edition of his book on the WW1 submarine campaign.
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War Beneath the Waves: U-boat Flottilla Flandern 1915-18
Centenary News verdict’Belgian marine archaeologist Tomas Termote has amassed a wealth of information, personal stories, and rare photos for this encyclopaedic history of Germany’s U-boat crews on the Flemish coast. The author’s newly-published English edition provides a welcome insight into the German side of the story for an Anglophone readership.’
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: German resumes ‘sink on sight’ U-boat war
1st February 1917: Germany took the fateful step of resuming unrestricted submarine attacks on merchant ships, provoking America’s declaration of war in April.
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‘Salonika Remembers’ – schools invited to explore CWGC sites in Greece
A project for schools commemorating the centenary of the Salonika Campaign has been launched by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in partnership with the British Council in Greece.
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‘Away from the Western Front’ project to highlight ‘overlooked’ campaigns
A new project aims to raise awareness of the men and women from Britain and its former empire who served in the ‘often overlooked’ WW1 campaigns in Salonika, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia and Africa.
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‘Away from the Western Front’ – focus on ‘overlooked’ WW1 campaigns
'Away From the Western Front' is a project aimed at raising awareness of the men and women from Britain and its former empire who served in the 'often overlooked' First World War campaigns in Salonika, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia and Africa.
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WW1 Submarine Centenary: UK memorial wins added heritage protection
Conservationists have upgraded the protected status of Britain’s national memorial to submariners to safeguard its preservation for future generations.
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WW1 Submarine Centenary: Historic U-boat wreck photos released
German submarines wrecked on the Cornish coast after the First World War have been revealed by conservationists in photos newly acquired by the Historic England archives.
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