A project has been launched to mark the Centenary with interactive technology offering a ‘thought-provoking modern view’ of the First World War.
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WW1 photographer Jeff Gusky reveals his new pictures of the hidden Somme
Jeff Gusky has shared with Centenary News his latest remarkable pictures of underground inscriptions carved by First World War soldiers fighting on the Somme a century ago. Dr Gusky spoke to CN Deputy Editor Peter Alhadeff.
Continue readingWW1 photographer Jeff Gusky reveals his new pictures of the hidden Somme
Jeff Gusky has shared with Centenary News his latest remarkable pictures of underground inscriptions carved by First World War soldiers fighting on the Somme a century ago. Dr Gusky spoke to CN Deputy Editor Peter Alhadeff.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: Tsar Nicholas takes Russian supreme command
Russia entered September 1915 with Tsar Nicholas II as the new commander-in-chief of his armies, replacing Grand Duke Nicholas, a fellow member of the royal family.
Continue readingVerdun Centenary – Project launches for French & German schools
French and German school students are being invited to take part in a joint project reflecting on the historic significance of the Battle of Verdun in 1916.
Continue reading‘The Chimp Who Went to War’ – family event at UK National Archives
One of the more unusual operations of the First World War is the focus for a family event at the UK National Archives in London on October 3rd 2015.
Continue readingLoos Centenary – CWGC launches battlefield remembrance trail
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has launched a remembrance trail for visitors to the battlefields of Loos ahead of this week’s Centenary commemorations.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: start of 3 major Anglo-French offensives in Champagne, Artois and Loos
The offensives that started on September 25th 1915 were the Second Battle of Champagne, the Third Battle of Artois and the Battle of Loos.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Kut falls to British/Indian force in Mesopotamia
British and Indian forces captured the town of Kut al-Amara on September 28th 1915 during their advance up the Tigris Valley towards Baghdad.
Continue readingBattle of Loos ‘behind the scenes’ revealed in Army HQ diaries
The UK National Archives mark the Battle of Loos Centenary with the online release of diaries shedding light on the tactics and decisions of top military commanders.
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