Memories of Africa during World War One
The effects of the two World Wars were widespread, but nowhere were they more prolific than in Africa. During World War One over a million…
Greeks look to World War One reparations as way out of debt
[Via] The Greek debt crisis has dominated the news for weeks now, and as Greece tries to work out how it can get out of…
First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America’s First Battle of World War I – Review by Nate Sullivan
As we continue through the centennial of the First World War, the body of literature on the subject continues to grow. Among the most recent…
TILL THE BOYS COME HOME – Review by Mark Barnes
I like postcards but have resolved not to collect them because the thing would become a monster in no time. My ex-wife was convinced I…
World War One’s Reckless Rex given home town memorial
[Via] A World War One Royal Air Force pilot known as Reckless Rex is being honoured in his hometown of Exmouth in Devon, in the…
How Germany remembers through war movies: The Bridge (1959)
World Wars One and Two have been epitomized and preserved on the big screen through hundreds of war movies. Many of the movies are incarnations…
World War One tank returns to South Shields
[Via] A life-size copy of a World War One tank has made its way to Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields, near Newcastle in the…
World War One German U-8 propeller returned to Germany
The propeller from the first German U-Boat to have been sunk by the British during World War One has been returned to the German Navy…
World War One Battle of Jutland wrecks re-discovered
[Via] The Battle of Jutland during World War One has been brought back to life as the latest technology in under water investigation identifies the wrecks.…
Victims of German U-Boat attacks remembered
[Via] During World War One a German U-Boat infamously attacked and sunk the British Lusitania in 1915 and the Leinster in 1918. The Leinster was…
World War One poster collection goes to auction
A large poster collection of World War One government propaganda is to be sold by auction. The collection was started by a US Army officer…
Battle of Waterloo – that changed Europe’s destiny – Statistics!
Two hundred years ago, Napoleon, aged 46, escaped from Elba and reached France where he mustered his old army of 123000 men. He dethroned the…