Articles – Page 12 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 17, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Irish History, Memory and Commemoration of the Decade of the First World War

Dr. Edward Madigan writes about the new book, Towards Commemoration: Ireland in War and Revolution, 1912-1923, of which he is an editor.

July 20, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Search for First World War submarines sunk off the English coast

A Spiegel Online article considers a recently announced research project to search for First World War submarines sunk off the English coast.

July 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Article considers the role of Kenya during the First World War

An article in Standard Digital considers the role which Kenya, as a British colony, played during the First World War.

July 23, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘First World War centenary: let’s remember a world, rather than a British, conflict’

An article in the British newspaper The Guardian considers the global nature of the First World War and argues that this should be reflected during the Centenary.

July 26, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Research carried out into Worstead and Westwick war memorials in Norfolk, England

Steve Smith discusses the research he has carried out into two war memorials in eastern England and the book which is based on his findings.

July 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

The life of First World War British Sergeant Leonard Maidment

An article by the Western Front Association explores the life of British Sergeant Leonard Maidment, who fought in France during the First World War, and efforts to identify his final resting place.

July 31, 2013 CN Editorial Team

History of the Tamines massacre of the 22nd August 1914 in Belgium

A Belgian blog recounts the events of the Tamines massacre on the 22nd August 1914.

August 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Professor Evgeny Sergeev interview on Russia and the Centenary

Centenary News speaks to Professor Evgeny Sergeev, from the Institute of World History at the Russian Academy of Sciences about the Centenary.

August 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Scotland’s independence vote 2014: The role of Bannockburn and the First World War Centenary

An article in The Telegraph poses the question: 'which anniversary will sway the Scots?', as 2014 marks the Centenary, the 700 year anniversary of Bannockburn and a vote on Scottish independence.

August 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Your Country Needs You’: The First World War poster that “was never used for official recruitment”

An article in The Telegraph highlights research into the poster of Lord Kitchener telling men 'Your Country Needs You', which "never existed".