Centenary News contributor Svar Barrington reflects on the role New Zealand troops played in the landings at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.
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Centenary News examines the role New Zealand troops played at Gallipoli
Centenary News contributor Svar Barrington reflects on the role New Zealand troops played in the landings at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.
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This Battlefield Tour is inspired by the writings of historian John Keegan.
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‘The British Empire & The Great War’ conference, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is to host a conference exploring the colonial societies and cultural response within the British Empire to the First World War.
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Gavrilo Princip “was not a terrorist” and attempts to “blame” Serbia for the outbreak of the First World War are the “excesses of individuals”
InSerbia News reports that a group of Serbian historians have stated that Gavrilo Princip was "not a terrorist".
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Plans to construct memorial arch dedicated to First World War soldiers in Folkestone, England
The BBC has reported that a “memorial arch” in honour of First World War troops will be built to mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the conflict.
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Belgium’s official commemoration of the First World War Centenary programme
Belgium’s official commemoration of the First World War Centenary programme focuses on commemorations at national and federal levels.
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India’s role in the First World War and its perception in 21st century India
The Hindustan Times publishes an article assessing India's contribution to the First World War and how it is perceived in the 21st century.
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New Zealand National War Memorial Park
The New Zealand Government has announced that work on the National War Memorial Park “is progressing well and is on target for the opening to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 2015”.
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‘There is a strong temptation to see the First World War through the prism of the Second’
The Australian publishes an article which argues that the First World War must be considered its own historical context and not "through the prism of the Second".
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