A senior member of the USA’s Centennial Commission has given a clear signal that he wants the United States to intensify its planning.
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The Western Front Association East Coast Branch Symposium
Centenary News’ Dr. Jillian Davidson reports on the Western Front Association’s East Coast Branch World War I History Symposium, held in October 2013.
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Centenary News' Dr. Jillian Davidson reports on the Western Front Association's East Coast Branch World War I History Symposium, held in October 2013.
Continue readingNational World War I Museum, Kansas City, Veterans’ Day weekend events
The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, USA, has planned a series of events on the 10th – 11th November 2013.
Continue readingTwo US organisations’ education programme hailed as “America’s first proactive step into the Centennial”
Student News Net and Survivor Quest announce that they will collaborate in order to educate “every student in America” through multimedia about the First World War as the Centennial approaches.
Continue readingNational World War I Museum’s new Director of Strategic Engagement to oversee Centennial commemorations
The National World War I Museum in Kansas City has appointed Linda Trout as its new Director of Strategic Engagement.
Continue readingAmerican scholars partner to create First World War education programme
Virginia Tech, the University of North Carolina and The American Battle Monuments Commission have announced that they will create a “World War I focused education programme”.
Continue readingFlanders House presents Wartorn to mark Veterans Day 2013
Dr. Jillian Davidson reports for Centenary News about a screening of Wartorn by Flanders House in New York, USA, to mark Veterans' Day 2013.
Continue readingFlanders House presents Wartorn to mark Veterans Day 2013
Dr. Jillian Davidson reports for Centenary News about a screening of Wartorn by Flanders House in New York, USA, to mark Veterans’ Day 2013.
Continue reading‘The Great War’s Ominous Echoes’
In an article for The New York Times, Margaret Macmillian explores the parallels between the build up to the First World War and the modern day.
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