Dr. Jillian Davidson reports for Centenary News on a symposium held in Halifax, Canada, about how the First World War is remembered in the 21st century.
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Cross & Cockade International: First World War Aviation Society CCI Seminar 2014
Cross & Cockade International is holding its 2014 Seminar – which will commemorate the early years of the First World War in the air.
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Lord Parekh: “British Expeditionary Force was no match for the Germans and so Britain immediately turned to India for help”
Lord Bhikhu Parekh, a peer in the British House of Lords, has delivered a speech at Asia House about India’s contribution to the First World War, which he described as “greater than the rest of the Commonwealth put together”.
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United Nations agency calls for Centenary remembrance of lives lost at sea during First World War
UNESCO is urging ships around the world to mark the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on 28th June 2014, the event which triggered the First World War.
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The Western Front Association East Coast Branch convenes its first event of the Centenary
Dr. Jillian Davidson writes for Centenary News about the Western Front Association East Coast symposium – a biannual meeting of the American WFA.
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The Western Front Association East Coast Branch convenes its first event of the Centenary
Dr. Jillian Davidson writes for Centenary News about the Western Front Association East Coast symposium – a biannual meeting of the American WFA.
Continue readingConference: ‘World War and International Relations’, Lisbon
The Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa is hosting an international conference exploring the impact that the First World War had on international relations.
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Lecture: ‘Belgian Neutrality and the British Decision for War’
As part of the ‘Beyond the 1914-1918 Centenary’ lecture series, Terry Boardman considers the implications of the German invasion of Belgium and its impact on the British decision for war.
Continue readingThe Great War in Africa Conference 2014, Lisbon
The Great War Africa Association and The International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa are organising The Great War in Africa conference.
Continue readingThe First World War in Retrospect, Conference 2014
'The First World War in Retrospect' conference will be held at Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel, Leeds, England in 2014, to mark the Centenary of the conflict.
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