A rare example of a First World War air raid warning system has been restored on England’s North Sea coast after years of neglect.
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Auckland War Memorial Museum creates community lead online cenotaph
Auckland War Memorial Museum is leading a community driven online cenotaph to commemorate those from the New Zealand province who served in the First World War.
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Fatal Destiny: Edith Cavell World War 1 Nurse
Publisher’s Description:”Based on historical fact, this captivating novel tells the story of the legendary Edith Cavell, a British nurse whose duties as a healer clashed with the demands of a ruthless occupying regime during World War I.”
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Article: Australian War Memorial: the remarkable rise of the nation’s secular shrine
The Guardian's Paul Daley talks to the Director of the Australian War Memorial about 'the rise of the nation's secular shrine'.
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Centenary News Lookahead: Battle of Jutland
Centenary News responds to readers’ questions about plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland with a preview of what we know so far about commemorations planned for May/June 2016.
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Verdun Centenary – France remembers on May 29 2016
France will hold international commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest actions of the First World War, on May 29th 2016.
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Centenary Talbot House Rose blooms for Lord Mayor of London
A rose marking the Centenary of Talbot House, the First World War British soldiers’ club in Flanders, has been presented to the Lord Mayor of London.
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Article: ‘Isonzo: a brutal first world war front’
An article in Geographical looks at the brutal Isonzo Front, and the topographical elements that made the often overlooked campaign here so uniquely difficult.
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New photo book of Italian and Austro-Hungarian fortifications
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a new photobook has been published featuring the remains of fortifications in Italy.
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Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia
Publisher’s Description:”The Russian decision to mobilize in July 1914 may have been the single most catastrophic choice of the modern era. Russia’s rulers thought they were acting to secure their future, but after millions of deaths and two revolutions they were consigning their country to a uniquely terrible generations-long experiment under a very different regime.”
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