An outdoor photographic exhibition, capturing the haunting beauty of many of the First World War battlefields as they are today, is on show at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
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Warfare historian hits out at “gimmicks” used to remember First World War centenary
Dr Clare Makepeace says plans to remember the Christmas Truce with a football match are turning the Centenary into nothing more than a series of gimmicks.
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Warfare historian hits out at “gimmicks” used to remember First World War centenary
Dr Clare Makepeace says plans to remember the Christmas Truce with a football match are turning the Centenary into nothing more than a series of gimmicks.
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Centenary countdown: view of key events coming up in Summer 2014 to mark the First World War Centenary
With less than two months to go before the First World War Centenary commemorations get under way in earnest, Centenary News lists key events taking place in the summer of 2014.
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Sarajevo opens restored City Hall for First World War Centenary Year
Sarajevo’s historic City Hall has reopened, more than 20 years after its destruction during the Bosnian War.
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President of Portugal’s Centenary Commission speaks to Centenary News
The President of Portugal’s First World War Centenary Commission, Lieutenant-General Mário de Oliveira Cardoso, has spoken to Centenary News about his country’s plans to mark the Centenary.
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President of Portugal’s Centenary Commission talks to Centenary News
The President of Portugal’s First World War Centenary Commission, Lieutenant-General Mário de Oliveira Cardoso, has spoken to Centenary News about his country’s plans to mark the Centenary.
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President of Portugal’s Centenary Commission talks to Centenary News
The President of Portugal’s First World War Centenary Commission, Lieutenant-General Mário de Oliveira Cardoso, has spoken to Centenary News about his country’s plans to mark the Centenary.
Continue readingHistorians to commemorate Centenary at Franschhoek Literary Festival, South Africa
The Franschhoek Literary Festival, which is held annually in South Africa, will mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War as it is joined by historians Margaret Macmillan and Norman Stone.
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International historians to debate Sarajevo 1914 ‘the South Slav Question’ at Southampton University
Southampton University in the UK is marking the Centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination with an international conference from June 26-28 2014.
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