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Art and
Literature |
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| Art
of the First World War |
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An
incredible collection of 100 paintings taken from
international collections to commemorate the 80th
anniversary of the end of the First World War. |
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Man's Land: Battlefield Paintings |
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Examples
of battlefield paintings by Mary Riter Hamilton who painted
for the Veteran magazine, Gold Stripe. |
| British
Posters of World War I |
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A
gallery containing over 400 poster replicas from America and
Britain. Great graphic images!
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| Photos
of the Great War |
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With
over 1,844 photos in this "imagebase," you can view
photos on such topics as aviation, weapons, troops,
individuals, animals, war at sea and more.
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Photo
Archive of the Great War
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A collection
of photos broken down into subject areas including Big
Guns, Mobilization, The Somme, Gallipoli Now and Then and
more.
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World
War I Political Cartoons
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Some
examples of political cartoons created during the Great
War.
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Biographies
of World War I
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This
site contains one-page biographies on major personalities of
World War I including Archduke Ferdinand, Czar Nicholas II,
King Albert, King George V, President Woodrow Wilson and many more.
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Biographical
Dictionary of World War I
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Look
up hundreds of people in this online dictionary. Each entry
provides a brief biography and photograph if available.
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World
War I Document Archive
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A
huge database containing letters, military orders, communications
between countries, treaties and more. Searchable by year or
topic. Includes images and a list of other WWI links.
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Lost
Poets of the Great War
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Read
the works of several poets including Rupert Brooke, John
McCrae, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Alan Seeger, and Edward
Thomas. Site includes a chronology and statistics of Human
Cost.
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Publications
of the Great War
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Electronic
copies of a huge list of publications including trench newspapers,
propaganda material, and comical material. You can also check
out a gallery of WWI postcards.
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British
Propaganda of the Great War
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Taken
from the pages of Punch, the British humor
magazine, this is a collection of articles, poems, and stories
from 1914-1915.
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The
Great War Series
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This
site combines articles on WWI with galleries of photographs
and images.
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World War I Timelines |
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| Time
Line To
The Great War |
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This
timeline includes important events and incidents that
contributed to The Great War. Timeline goes from
1870-1914. |
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A great time line that includes dates, events, and links
to articles that describe events in further detail from
1890-1919. |
| World
War One Timeline |
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A time line containing events, images, and
descriptions. |
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General
History |
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| World
War I - Trenches on the Web |
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A
comprehensive site including an
enormous amount of information on the Great War. This site
has maps, timelines, biographies, images, battles,
weapons, armies, and every other topic you could
imagine. Start off by visiting the Reference Library
and if that doesn't work, search the site index. |
| The
Great War Society |
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Similar
to the site above, this site is a huge index of links to Great
War subjects. |
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The
Great War |
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An
interesting site from PBS providing highlights of the Great
War, interviews, a timeline, maps and locations and a list of
helpful links. |
| The
First World War |
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The
resources on this site are extensive including Chronology,
Military and Political Leaders, Soldiers, War at Sea, Battles,
Trench War, War in the Air, Technology, British Home Front,
War Statistics and more. |
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BBC
News - World War I |
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Using
personal accounts and historical analysis, BBC News looks back
on WWI. Check out letters, memorials, articles, battles and
more. |
| The
Great War in a Different Light |
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A
collection of news articles and excerpts from period history
books. This site contains topics that are more "off the
beaten path" such Christmas in the Trenches, an
eyewitness account to the first gas attack, illustrations of
nurses during war, and more. Includes images and
descriptions. |
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The
Italian Front: 1915-1918 |
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Includes
topics such as the geography of the Italian Front, Doughboys
in Italy, a virtual tour of the Italian Front, a chronology of
diplomacy and operations of the Italian Front and more. |
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Museum
of the Great War |
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Includes
short descriptions and some images of days of war, children in
the war, prisoners, the Balkans, posters, trench craft, and
postcards. |
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Imperial
War Museum |
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A
multi-branch national museum of Britain where you can search
the British Imperial War Museum, Cabinet War Rooms, and the
HMS Belfast for topics from 1914 onward. |
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The
Liberty Memorial Museum of WWI |
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Discover
WWI phrases, terms, and slang, view a WWI timeline, view
objects from the war, maps and more. Has a limited numbers of
images and is mostly useful as a source of extra
information. |
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Armed Forces |
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| World
War I Aviation Links |
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Includes
photos and descriptions of all World War I aircraft. |
| The
Aerodrome |
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An
interesting site of aces and aircraft of World War I.
Includes a list of medals and decorations by country as
well. |
| Navies
of World War I |
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Read
about weapons and warships of the world's navies, look up
naval and military events month by month during WWI, and
read detailed campaign summaries. |
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Military
Plans and the First World War
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Discover
how military plans dictated initial military moves of the
Great War. Covers military plans of France, Eastern
Europe, Russia and more. |
| Armory |
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Includes
tanks, navies, gas warfare, artillery, zeppelins and
more. |
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