FOKKER FODDER – The Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c – Review by Mark Barnes
Last week it was Spitfires and this time out we have the humble BE2c. You couldn’t get two more different aeroplanes if you tried and…
1960s unseen footage that contains personal encounters of WWI soldiers in the Western Front to be broadcast for the first time
The BBC is set to release a footage never before shown. The footage contained previous interviews with veterans of the First World War. The series…
Top Gear Host James May Convinces BBC on WWI Poetry Program
From car engine power to word power, Top Gear host James May hopes to convince bosses of BBC to commission a program which will feature WWI…
Photo of the Whiteford Brothers Tells Incredible WWI Story
The three Whiteford brothers and their one photo equates to an incredible story during the World War I. Who would have known one war could…
Research Reveals Majority of Britons Know Little about WWI
UK – A recent report showed that only a measly few Britons knew that the First World War happened beyond the Western Front, that is…
THE GREAT WAR ILLUSTRATED 1914 – Review by Mark Barnes
I’ve spent practically all my working life in the field of photographic archives. The way I work has changed immensely over the past decades, not…
In honour of the WWI fallen heroes: The man who carried on battling the struggle
Sir Fabian Ware speaking with the Prince of Wales. The prince urged Ware to raise his ideas for a war graves commission to the Imperial…
How Did Soldiers In WWI Receive 12 Million Letters Every Week
In 1915, a soldier fighting on the Western Front wrote to a London newspaper requesting some mail, since he felt quite lonely. He did not…
WWI’s Lord Kitchener Embellished on New £2 Coins
In a decision that will likely raise a few eyebrows, the Royal Mint has come up with a new design for the £2 coin which will…
World War One Statistics
The Japan Times – World War One left millions people wounded, widowed, without parents, and dead. These horrifying numbers gives you a small insight onto…
London’s Imperial War Museum schedules closure for refurbishment in 2014 gearing up for WWI Centenary
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London is scheduled to close its doors to the public this 2014. The museum is set to reopen after…