Two days of commemorations are planned in Mons on November 10 & 11 to mark the centenary of the Belgian city’s liberation at the very end of the First World War.
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How 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
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How 1918 unfolded – Year of Decision in the Great War
Centenary News considers how years of deadlock came to an end in 1918, as first the Germans and then the Allies went on the attack.
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100 Years Ago: Woodrow Wilson sets out his Fourteen Points
Patrick Gregory discusses US President Woodrow Wilson’s vision, outlined in a speech to Congress on 8 January 1918, for a new world order after the Great War,
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100 Years Ago: Woodrow Wilson sets out his Fourteen Points
Patrick Gregory discusses US President Woodrow Wilson's vision, outlined in a speech to Congress on 8 January 1918, for a new world order after the Great War,
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The Americans who served with Allied forces through WW1
Author Chris Dickon explains how many American volunteers were already Great War veterans in 1918 as the US built up its own army for action in Europe.
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The Americans who served with Allied forces through WW1
Author Chris Dickon explains how many American volunteers were already Great War veterans in 1918 as the US built up its own army for action in Europe.
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Mission Centenaire backs more than 1,200 projects for 2018
The number of projects endorsed for the final year of WW1 commemorations by France’s lead Centenary organisation is close to that of 2014, with more still pending.
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100 Years Ago: ‘In Flanders Fields’ poet John McCrae dies
The Canadian doctor, soldier and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields died in France on 28 January 1918. Author Chris Dickon reflects on John McCrae’s life and legacy.
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100 Years Ago: ‘In Flanders Fields’ poet John McCrae dies
The Canadian doctor, soldier and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields died in France on 28 January 1918. Author Chris Dickon reflects on John McCrae's life and legacy.
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