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a visit to the isle of man internment camps...

a visit to the isle of man internment camps...

19 July 1916: Journalists are invited to see how Britain is treating over 25000 alien prisoners and...


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armistice: two men separated by four years of war...

armistice: two men separated by four years of war...

The graves of the first and final British soldiers to die in the first world war face each other in...


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all quiet on the western front becomes instant...

all quiet on the western front becomes instant...

Ninety years ago,a harrowing account of warfare in the first world war was brought to an...


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conscripts and heroes of the first world war |...

conscripts and heroes of the first world war |...

Another argument often made for conscription,aside from the one in your editorial (27 January) that...


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how edith cavell made a confession | letters

how edith cavell made a confession | letters

The great German poet Gottfried Benn (1886-1956),who was a doctor by profession, served in the...


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edith cavells memorial service at st pauls:...

edith cavells memorial service at st pauls:...

30 October 1915: The greater part of the church was reserved for the nurses,who came from every...


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the first world war helped shape modern america....

the first world war helped shape modern america....

On the centenary of US entry,Americans reflect on a war that helped build the US a pre-eminent...


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how colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of...

how colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of...

The Great War is often depicted as an unexpected catastrophe. But for millions who had been living...


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us would have joined first world war without...

us would have joined first world war without...

Your report (30 July) says the deciphering of the Zimmermann telegram (inviting Mexico to ally...


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soldiers riot in luton - archive, 23 july 1919

soldiers riot in luton - archive, 23 july 1919

23 July 1919: The inhabitants are advised and strongly urged not to congregate in the street,either...


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rat hunting in the trenches: archive, 12 january...

rat hunting in the trenches: archive, 12 january...

12 January 1916: The sport of rat-catching,for a halfpenny a time, has proved very celebrated among...


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bletchley park celebrates codebreakers who changed...

bletchley park celebrates codebreakers who changed...

Exhibition brings to light work of MI1(b) and Room 40,latter of which helped bring US into...


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the forgotten muslim heroes who fought for britain...

the forgotten muslim heroes who fought for britain...

The stories of the 2.5 million Muslims who travelled to Europe to fight for the allies during the...


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conscientious and unconscientious objectors:...

conscientious and unconscientious objectors:...

1 March 1916: After earnestly protesting against all war as murder,a man in a London court naively...


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australias lavish spending on anzac memorials...

australias lavish spending on anzac memorials...

The government has put $552m towards the first world war centenary. As we pause for Remembrance...


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uk to mark centenary of start of battle of somme...

uk to mark centenary of start of battle of somme...

Events to commemorate one of the bloodiest encounters in military history to start on eve of...


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soldiers letters bring first world war christmas...

soldiers letters bring first world war christmas...

Pte Frederick Davies of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers wrote domestic about life on the western Front,in...


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naval veterans  families invited to battle of...

naval veterans families invited to battle of...

Relatives of sailors who fought in the biggest naval battle of the first world war offered chance to...


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plea for bells to toll worldwide on war centenary

plea for bells to toll worldwide on war centenary

Anglo-German project to commemorate Armistice Day hopes to draw in bellringers from around the...


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british and german navies to mark battle of...

british and german navies to mark battle of...

Former enemies’ navies will lay wreaths in North Sea to commemorate first world war’s biggest...


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first world war guest book reveals mindset of...

first world war guest book reveals mindset of...

Wartime document from tea room at Peterborough railway station contains heartbreaking notes,jokes...


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tower of london poppies bloom at britains most...

tower of london poppies bloom at britains most...

Ceramic poppy installation that wowed crowds in 2014 used to label centenary of battle of Jutland in...


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the effects of the war on english life: archive,...

the effects of the war on english life: archive,...

15 February 1916: Conservative minister Walter Long predicts the first world war will have a...


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walter tull: calls for first black british army...

walter tull: calls for first black british army...

MPs call on PM to posthumously award military cross to first world war ‘hero’ and...


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british first world war soldier laid to rest...

british first world war soldier laid to rest...

Sgt David Harkness Blakey was killed aged 26 on the first day of the Battle of the Somme but his...


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how the guardian reported the death of edith...

how the guardian reported the death of edith...

British nurse Edith Cavell was shot by the Germans 100 years ago,accused of treason for helping...


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ballot opens for somme centenary ceremonies

ballot opens for somme centenary ceremonies

Members of public can put name down for free tickets to daily ceremonies in France over 141-day...


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wreck found off norfolk coast identified as first...

wreck found off norfolk coast identified as first...

Wreckage is Germany’s U-31,which left for patrol on 13 January 1915 and is believed to own hit a...


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woman dies as durham coast is shelled by german u...

woman dies as durham coast is shelled by german u...

13 July 1916: The victim died when the undefended port of Seaham Harbour was attacked by the enemy...


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who, if anyone, said the first world war would be ...

who, if anyone, said the first world war would be ...

Readers acknowledge other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to...


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letters, photos and a diary: a first world war...

letters, photos and a diary: a first world war...

After serving on the western front,private Mick Ward from Bairnsdale in Victoria placed the...


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edith cavell, shot by germans during wwi,...

edith cavell, shot by germans during wwi,...

Centenary of death of British nurse executed for treason in 1915 marked as evidence emerges of...


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six british soldiers killed in first world war are...

six british soldiers killed in first world war are...

Troops discovered in makeshift graves beneath mud of Flanders fields in Ypres own been relocated to...


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