West Flanders Prepares For First World War Centenary
A big rise in the number of tourists is expected in 2014, to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Maria…
Seller of Mein Kampf being investigated for hate crimes
The NL Times reports: Michiel van Eyck is an Amsterdam gallery owner who sells copies of Mein Kamp. He announced on January 8, 2014 that…
Historian Says WWI Might Be Happening Again After All
Historian Margaret MacMillan believes that the modern-day world has many similarities with the build-up to the First World War. The ‘war to end all wars’…
Germany Seems To Ignore WWI Centenary
Although Britain has already invested over £50million in public money, for the commemoration of the start of World War I, academics couldn’t hold back from…
As WWI Centennial Plans Begin, So Do The Conflicts
It didn’t end all wars as it was supposed to do and it’s still creating conflicts a hundred years later. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission…
What Would the World be Like if Germany Won WWI?
The Mail and Guardian asks a question that historians have asked for nearly a century: “What if things turned out differently?” EH Carr, a historian…
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…
WWI Onslaught Captured in Joe Sacco’s 24-Foot Artwork
Maltese-American journalist Joe Sacco’s most recent work is not a comprehensive article or a thousand pages long graphic novel; it is a panoramic illustration 24…
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…
Folkestone Racecourse Sets the Scene for the War and Peace Revival
December 24, 3013, Kent News reports that the War and Peace Revival is being held at the Folkestone Racecourse in 2014 and the dates have…
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…
World War I Scots Refuse to Play Ball with the Enemy
December 25th may be best remembered during the First World War by the soldiers because of a football game held between the British and German…