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.
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Centenary 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.
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Centenary 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.
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WW1 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Previously unpublished portraits of Australian and British soldiers have been released online in a centenary tribute to the Allied forces who fought in France during the First World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.
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100 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.
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Centenary 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.
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Flanders & 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.
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100 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.
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CWGC 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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