BBC News – World War One: Thomas Highgate first to be shot for cowardice He was caught, tried and shot “as publicly as possible” within 48 hours, in the first few weeks of World War One. The 19-year-old soldier’s grave is lost and his name is not on the war memorial in his birthplace.
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‘Haunting’ art by Jewish children in WW2 concentration camp
BBC News – ‘Haunting’ art by Jewish children in WW2 concentration camp A collection of sketches by Jewish children who were held at a concentration camp in the former Czechoslovakia during World War Two is going on show at a Lancashire gallery. The images offer an insight into the experiences of the children, many of…
The Independent | A history of the First World War in 100 moments
The Independent | World War 1 Centenary | A history of the First World War How do you remember a war that destroyed four empires, killed 18 million people and left tens of millions of other lives irreparably broken? Today, as the world prepares to mark the centenary of a conflict that left no corner…
Sarajevo: the crossroads of history – FT.com
Sarajevo: the crossroads of history – FT.com On a street corner here 100 years ago, a 19-year-old Serb nationalist shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and triggered the first world war. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, is still a potent and divisive symbol.
Ukraine maps chart Crimea’s troubled past
Ukraine maps chart Crimea’s troubled past If Crimea were to join Russia after the planned referendum on 17 March, it would be the latest of many changes to the map of Ukraine during the country’s troubled past.
Louis Raemaekers’ First World War Propaganda Cards
Louis Raemaekers’ First World War Propaganda Cards | History Today On this page are a handful of cigarette cards issued in 1916, featuring illustrations by the Dutch-born artist Louis Raemaekers.
World War One: Family stories uncovered
BBC News – World War One: Family stories uncovered The World War One centenary means personal war diaries, letters and photos are emerging from dusty attics and drawers across the UK and beyond to offer a different perspective of the conflict.
Crimea and the Hysteria of History
Crimea and the Hysteria of History : The New Yorker “With Ukraine and Crimea suddenly looming as potential Sarajevos, the usual rhetoric of credibility and the horrors of appeasement comes blaring from the usual quarters. People who, a week ago, could not have told you if Crimea belonged to Ukraine—who maybe thought, based on a…
10 interpretations of who started WW1
BBC News – World War One: 10 interpretations of who started WW1 As nations gear up to mark 100 years since the start of World War One, academic argument still rages over which country was to blame for the conflict.
10 big myths about World War One debunked
BBC News – Lions and donkeys: 10 big myths about World War One debunked Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow.
BBC News – St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age
BBC News – St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age As war approached in 1914, the Russian capital St Petersburg was the scene of imperial splendour and abject poverty, utopian hopes and portents of impending doom.
BBC News – Dancing over the edge: Vienna in 1914
BBC News – Dancing over the edge: Vienna in 1914 One hundred years ago, Vienna was at the epicentre of a world on the brink of war. Bethany Bell reflects on a century of changes in the Austrian capital.
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