WWI | War History

Stephen McGinty: First World War history in making

Steve Khalif

  BBC has launched 2,500 hours of broadcasting about the First World War to change people perception about the war, but as Stephen McGinty writes…

In WW1, Alvin York Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed

Alvin York almost captured 132 German soldiers during WW1 using a rifle and pistol. The Germans had 32 machine guns together with rifles and pistols.…

ROB LET’S THE TRAIN TAKE THE STRAIN – Interview with author Rob Langham

Rob Langham has been involved in commemorating the history of the Great War for a number of years, whether it be through his writing or…

WW1 worst mass injury event – research

  A research that was done recently shows that many deaths experienced in New Zealand during the WW1 should have been significantly reduced if not…

Remembering the War Horse Heroes

Horse and Country reminds us that November 10th is known as Remembrance Sunday. The Horse Trust is a leading equine charity that is remembering the…

The Solitary Mountains that Saw Bonaparte’s Rise and the Axis Powers’ Fall

Riley Arthur, a National Geographic grantee, traveled to Slovenia to do a documentation on the Erased, about 200,000 non-ethnic Slovenian residents who were not automatically…

Searching for the Untold Stories of the Sikh Soliders of WWI

The United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association was granted £450,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund. They were tasked with researching the regimental histories, dispatches, correspondences and…

Life on the Western Front captured in images and stories of WWI officer

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The First World War was one of the most brutal struggle for power in the pages of history. But beyond the images of carnage and…

MP’s Offer for Help Over WWI Centenary Snubbed by Norfolk County Council

Chloe Smith, Conservative MP for Norwich North, was very saddened at the negative response she got from Norfolk County Council when she wrote to them…

History Repeats Doesn’t Always Repeat Itself: The Sad Thorne Brothers Story from WW1

The Thorne brothers, Marlborough and Cornelius, were both officers for the East Surrey Regiment. They served in the trenches of Fricourt in the Northern parts…

Australian War Memorial keeps Known unto God” on the tomb of an unknown soldier in Canberra

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The Australian War Memorial has decided it will not push through its plans of replacing the inscription “Known unto God” on the tomb of an…

First Minister Disclosed Wales’ Plans for Honoring WWI Centenary

Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones has disclosed that the country indeed has plans to commemorate First World War’s Centenary celebration this coming November 2014. He…