International commemorations will be held on the Scottish island of Islay on May 4 to remember those who died on HMS Tuscania and HMS Otranto in 1918, many of them US soldiers.
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Flanders exhibitions, ‘1918 – The Final Offensive’
Three exhibitions now under way in Zonnebeke, Heuvelland and Waregem highlight different aspects of the last year of the First World War in Flanders.
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Update on Shrouds of the Somme & ‘The Trench’
A trench of shrouded figures, each representing a First World War soldier who has no known grave, is the latest tribute from Shrouds of the Somme creator Rob Heard, ahead of a display marking the Armistice Centenary in November 2018.
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Article – ‘America’s neglected conflict: The First World War’
Eclipsed by the Second World War, WWI seems in danger of being America’s forgotten war, historians Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee and Frans Coetzee write in an Oxford University Press blog.
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Downing Street reception for RAF Centenary
A replica of an RAF aerobatic team jet was stationed outside 10 Downing Street for a reception hosted by UK Prime Minister Theresa May to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.
Continue readingAmerica commemorates Marne battle of Belleau Wood
On US Memorial Day, a Centennial ceremony will be held at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery to commemorate the Battle of Belleau Wood.
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100 years ago: Battle of Cantigny – America shows its mettle
The first full US-led offensive of the Great War began at Cantigny in the Somme on 28 May 1918, as Patrick Gregory reports.
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100 years ago: Battle of Cantigny – America shows its mettle
The first full US-led offensive of the Great War began at Cantigny in the Somme on 28 May 1918, as Patrick Gregory reports.
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Centennial Countdown Blog: Romania out of WW1 & Germany attacks again in France
Events in Eastern Europe and Russia, the German offensive on the Aisne and President Wilson's declaration that 'politics is adjourned' are discussed by US blogger Dennis Cross in his latest WW1 post, covering May 1918.
Continue readingFeatherstone ‘War Horse’ honours WW1 sacrifice
A majestic sculpture of a horse has been unveiled to commemorate 353 soldiers from the Yorkshire town of Featherstone who fell fighting for Britain in the First World War.
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