Germany stepped up its submarine campaign, with a warning on February 4th 1915 that all merchant ships in the seas around the British Isles risked attack without warning.
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‘World War I: War of Images, Images of War’ exhibition showing at the Getty Center
CN writer, Jillian Davidson, visited the Getty Center in Los Angeles and gives an account of its centenary exhibition, 'World War I: War of Images, Images of War.'
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‘World War I: War of Images, Images of War’ exhibition showing at the Getty Center
CN writer, Jillian Davidson, visited the Getty Center in Los Angeles and gives an account of its centenary exhibition, ‘World War I: War of Images, Images of War.’
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Centenary Update: Irish President leads Lusitania tributes on May 7
Full details have been announced of commemorations taking place in Ireland in May 2015 to mark the centenary of the British ocean liner, Lusitania, being sunk by a German submarine.
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Book Review – Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania by Diana Preston
Centenary News Review: ‘This is a lively and comprehensive account of the sinking of the Lusitania, its aftermath, and the controversies which still swirl around the disaster. Diana Preston weaves a narrative of intrigue and foreboding that describes how the pride of the Cunard fleet sailed into the sights of a German submarine off the Irish coast a century ago.’
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America to commemorate sinking of Lusitania in New York and Washington
The World War One Centennial Commission (the main US official body for commemorating the First World War), will be hosting two events to mark the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7th 1915.
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100 Years Ago Today: Lusitania sunk by German U-boat
The British transatlantic liner, Lusitania, was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7th 1915, provoking American outrage at the deaths of neutral US passengers.
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Lusitania Centenary: Ireland’s day of tribute on the Cork coast
Centenary News reports from Cobh, where thousands of visitors packed the streets on May 7th 2015 for a day of tributes to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Continue reading‘Sand and Snow: Global War 1915’ exhibition opens in United States
"The special exhibition Sand to Snow: Global War 1915 examines the vast reach of this worldwide conflict, and runs from May 2015 – April 2016 at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri."
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US launches design contest for World War l Memorial in Washington
The US World War One Centennial Commission has launched a design competition for a national memorial to American troops who fought in the First World War.
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