Clio-Online highlights plans for a ‘World War I and the Jews’ conference, organised by the Center for Jewish History, New York University and the American Jewish Historical Society.
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‘Missouri Over There’ – digitisation of First World War primary sources project
Missouri Over There is a blog which is part of a research project exploring the role of the state of Missouri, USA, in the First World War.
Continue readingThe Great War in 3D, at World Centre for Peace, Verdun
The World Centre for Peace is launching a temporary exhibition running from April 2013 until the 20th December 2013 in Verdun, France.
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Anzac Day: Remembrance services held on 98th anniversary of Gallipoli landings
The 98th anniversary of the amphibious landings at Gallipoli, which saw severe losses for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is marked with commemorations in Turkey, Australia & New Zealand.
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Themes for First World War Centenary in Auckland, New Zealand, announced
The Mayor of Auckland and the Director of the Auckland War Memorial announce “the themes forming the basis of Auckland’s contribution to the WW100 commemoration events and programmes”.
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Transcript of Australian Prime Minister’s Anzac Day address
The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, addressed an Anzac Day service (25th April 2013), held in Townsville, Queensland.
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The Turkish secular state, Islam and Gallipoli
The Sydney Morning Herald has published an article which explores efforts to greater understand the Turkish side of the Gallipoli campaign through the translation of primary sources and the assessments of Gallipoli within Turkish secular and Islamic circles.
Continue readingWestern Front Association Annual General Meeting
The Western Front Association is to hold its Annual General Meeting in Birmingham.
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Call for papers for ‘Rethinking War’ conference, New Zealand
The Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies together with the Ministry for Culture & Heritage is holding a multidisciplinary conference, on ‘rethinking war’, and has made a call for papers.
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98th anniversary of Gallipoli landings marked in London
The 98th anniversary of the start of the First World War Gallipoli Campaign was marked with services at Hyde Park Corner, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Cenotaph and Westminster Abbey in London on 25th April 2013.
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