Patrick Gregory discusses how America’s voluntary effort took shape in WW1, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Jutland Centenary website launches video exploring 1916 battle
Nick Jellicoe, grandson of the British commander-in-chief at Jutland, narrates a new video describing key episodes in the biggest naval battle of the First World War.
Continue readingCentenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
Continue readingCentenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
Continue readingWW1 Australian hospital sketches revealed in France
Previously unpublished portraits of Australian and British soldiers have been released online in a centenary tribute to the Allied forces who fought in France during the First World War.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Easter Rising starts in Dublin
Republican groups launched a revolt against British rule in Ireland on Easter Monday 1916 (April 24th), seizing a number of key buildings in Dublin.
Continue readingCentenary update: Jutland debate postponed at UK Navy Museum
A Battle of Jutland debate – scheduled for May 9th 2016 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth – has been postponed.
Continue readingFlanders & US to work together on plans for American WW1 Centennial
The Governmment of Flanders and America’s World War I Centennial Commission are to work in partnership on plans for marking the centenary of America entering the Great War.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Siege of Kut ends in Ottoman victory
The Ottoman Army captured the Mesopotamian town of Kut-al-Amara on April 29th 1916 when British-led forces surrendered after almost five months under siege.
Continue readingCWGC marks Siege of Kut Centenary
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has published an article and audio clips on its website, remembering the fall of Kut 100 years ago.
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