Honest History is a group of historians and others supporting the reinterpretation of Australian history. They say that their aim is to present "a more balanced viewpoint", during the Centenary of the First World War.
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Russia’s Great War & Revolution Online Resource
Russia’s Great War & Revolution is an online resource about Russia’s experience of the Great war from 1914-1918, and the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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100 Years Ago Today: German cruiser hunt ends with Indian Ocean battle
The pursuit of the German cruiser, SMS Emden, across the Indian Ocean during the First World War ended on November 9th 1914 when it was attacked by the Royal Australian Navy.
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‘Lusitania: The War at the Mouth of the Mersey’ Audio Installation
Working in association with Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Theatre in the Rough Festival, a group of writers in the Merseyside region of England have researched stories about the Lusitania, and created a series of audio dramas which are currently touring in a bespoke sound installation.
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, establishes WW100 commemoration programme
Launched earlier this year, the programme aims to commemorate the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War.
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‘Above the Battlefield’ – new videos explore Western Front from the air
Military historian Paul Reed has started filming First World War battlefields from the air for his new website WW1 Revisited.
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, establishes WW100 commemoration programme
Launched earlier this year, the programme aims to commemorate the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War.
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Christmas truce: British & German schools mark Centenary with joint memorial in Belgium
A memorial to the Christmas truce, inspired by friendship between pupils from British and German schools, will be inaugurated in the Belgian town of Messines (Mesen) on December 6th 2014.
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100 years ago: Battle of Łodz on the Eastern Front
German and Russian troops fought a prolonged battle near the Polish city of odz in November 1914 as winter was setting in on the Eastern Front.
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Dulmial: the Pakistani ‘village with the gun’ honouring WW1 soldiers who fought for Britain
A cannon displayed in the Pakistani village of Dulmial honours 460 soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War. Dr Irfan Malik and Michael Noble tell the remarkable story.
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