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May 20, 2017 6:17 PM
'The sacrifice of soldiers killed during World Wars One and Two is well-documented. But the efforts of munitions workers stained yellow by toxic chemicals is a story much less told. A campaign now hopes to honour the so-called Canary Girls, who risked life and limb to supply ammunition to the frontline.'
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January 11, 2017 5:53 AM
'The influenza or flu pandemic of 1918 to 1919, the deadliest in modern history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide–about one-third of the planet’s population at the time–and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims.'
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November 28, 2016 6:57 AM
Imperial War Museum site on the Gallipoli Campaign.
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11 WW1 recruitment posters from Britain, Ireland, Australia, India and Canada. Via Kent College History
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November 13, 2016 5:09 AM
'At first sight, British remembrance of war has changed little over the last century. The Cenotaph and the Two-Minute Silence date from 1919, the Poppy Appeal from 1921. Yet the continuity of ritual masks profound changes in British attitudes to remembrance.'
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Douglas Haig is usually the centre of the Lions vs. Donkeys debate. Were the British soldiers "Lions led by Donkeys" during World War 1? Douglas Haig, th Via Kent College History
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A team of archaeologists has started one of the largest investigations ever mounted on the WWI battlefields. They have been given permission to excavate
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September 4, 2016 9:43 AM
'The remains of a New Zealand soldier killed in World War I have been identified more than a century after his death.'
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From the home front to the front line, here are 11 incredible German propaganda posters from the First World War. Via Kent College History
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August 10, 2016 2:26 PM
German World War I posters from the Imperial War Museum
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July 1, 2016 12:54 PM
Images of the Somme on the 100th anniversary of the Big Push.
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Women medics braved the mud of the 1917 battle, the same as the soldiers they fought to save. Via Kent College History
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July 31, 2017 6:27 PM
'The battle of Passchendaele was fought near Ypres between 31 July and 10 November 1917, in battlefields that turned to liquid mud. But women, as well as soldiers, braved the relentless rain and shell fire of the three-month battle - and efforts have recently been made to shed light on their experiences.'
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April 26, 2017 3:02 AM
'Australian writer Peter FitzSimons, author of a new history of Gallipoli, talks to Rob Attar about the experiences of his compatriots in the battle and explains why it has become such a defining moment in the country’s history...'
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November 28, 2016 7:03 AM
Imperial War Museum site on recruitment and conscription.
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November 28, 2016 3:15 AM
Imperial War Museum site on WWI aircraft.
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Gas terrified soldiers in WW1, but it killed comparatively few of them, at least on the Western Front. So why was it the one WW1 weapon to be banned? Via Kent College History
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November 21, 2016 3:01 AM
'The first major gas attack in war occurred 100 years ago this weekend, in what is now Poland. Gas soon became a routine feature of trench warfare, horrifying soldiers more than any conventional weapon. But was it actually as deadly as its terrible reputation suggests?'
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November 14, 2016 6:02 AM
'A look at Lord Kitchener’s hugely successful recruitment campaign which resulted in hundreds of thousands of men enlisting in the first few months of the First World War.'
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November 4, 2016 10:22 AM
'The Battle of the Somme is a 1916 British documentary and propaganda film, shot by two official cinematographers, Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell. The film depicts the British Army in the preliminary and early days of the battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916). The film had its première in London on 10 August 1916 and was released generally on 21 August.'
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November 4, 2016 1:16 PM
'The Battle of the Somme is a 1916 British documentary and propaganda film, shot by two official cinematographers, Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell. The film depicts the British Army in the preliminary and early days of the battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916). The film had its première in London on 10 August 1916 and was released generally on 21 August.'
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WW1 fighter plane documentary with Dan Snow. Shot for Ballista Media by Prime Television Via Kent College History
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October 30, 2016 5:55 PM
Nice little film on the war in the air.
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Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv Like us o Via Kent College History
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October 22, 2016 3:50 AM
Andrew Robertshaw's homemade trench.
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September 4, 2016 9:39 AM
'A previously unknown meeting between George V and his Foreign Secretary reveals that the King told him to "find a reason" to go to war with Germany.'
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July 2, 2016 11:49 AM
"Suddenly sewer men that at home might often have been looked down upon as grubby, rough and ready industrial types were the most prized troops on the Western Front." An article on the sappers of WWI.
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'Ten historians from 10 countries give a brief history of the first world war through a global lens. Using original news reports, interactive maps and rarely-seen footage, including extraordinary scenes of troops crossing Mesopotamia on camels and Italian soldiers fighting high up in the Alps, the half-hour film explores the war and its effects from many different perspectives. You can watch the documentary in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic or Hindi thanks to our partnership with the British Academy.'