Centenary News visits a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London, highlighting the medical challenges posed by the advent of industrialised warfare in 1914-18.
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100 Years Ago Today: Battle of the Somme
One of the most controversial battles of the First World War started on July 1st 1916, with a massive British-led attack on German positions in the Somme region of Northern France.
Continue reading‘Perspectives on the Somme’ – Western Front Association Conference
The Western Front Association commemorates the Battle of the Somme with a one-day conference in the UK on July 9th 2016.
Continue reading‘India Remembers’ – campaign to highlight Indian sacrifice since 1914
A campaign ‘to transform the culture of remembrance’ in India has been launched in Delhi on the centenary of a noted Indian cavalry charge during the Battle of the Somme.
Continue readingUK protects German U-boat wreck in the Channel
The wreck site of a German submarine sunk off the Kent coast during the First World War has been given protected status by the British Government.
Continue reading‘100 Cities’ campaign to restore US war memorials for 2017 Centennial
The US Centennial Commission and Chicago’s Pritzker Military Museum & Library have launched a new initiative ahead of next year’s centennial commemorations to restore old World War I monuments.
Continue readingBritish WW1 warship HMS Falmouth ‘recreated’ on centenary of sinking
A Royal Navy cruiser torpedoed in August 1916 has been visualised as a 3D model in her last resting place beneath the waters of the North Sea.
Continue reading‘Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict’ – Call for community-led projects
Researchers based at King’s College London are offering an opportunity to showcase community-led projects focussing on the colonial or dominion contribution to the First World War.
Continue reading‘Understanding the Great War’ – education resource launched in US
The United States WWI Centennial Commission and America’s National World War I Museum & Memorial have teamed up to create a new online teaching resource aimed at increasing awareness of the Great War.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Romania enters First World War
Romanian troops attacked Transylvania on August 27th 1916, opening a new front against Austria-Hungary in the Balkans.
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