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WW1

Lasting from 1914-1918, World War 1 was the  first truly global war and one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. Header image: Shutterstock.com

'THE GREAT WAR' - American soldiers from WWI run across trenches lined with barbed wire

The Great War
Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery load a large artillery weapons prior to the Battle of Amiens

Amiens: The battle that turned the tide of World War I

Painting depicting the signature of the armistice in the railway carriage

What happened on the Armistice of 1918?

Men of the 18th Machine Gun Battalion passing through St. Baussant in advance upon St. Mihiel

From neutrality to victory: America's influence on WWI
A copy of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' on a bookshelf

9 important books about World War I
Tsar Nicolas II (left) and George V (right) were first cousins

The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI
Grigori Rasputin

8 craziest bits of history
Black-and-white image of US Army soldier, likely in training, in 1917/18

The impacts of World War I that are still felt today
Polish scouts stand next to a Wojtek the Soldier Bear memorial in Edinburgh in 2015

6 stories of animals that went to war
Front page of the Daily Mail from 1914 showing the Christmas Truce

The remarkable story of the Christmas Truce of 1914
An edited image showing an aerial view of Catwick, Yorkshire and the road sign for the village, surrounded by digitally added poppies

Doubly Thankful Villages: Lucky towns that lost no men in WW1 or WW2
A soldier standing next to a shell for 'Big Bertha'

The deadliest weapons from World War I
Mata Hari performing an exotic dance

6 seductive sex spies from history
Canadian soldiers fighting during the Somme Offensive

6 deadliest battles from WWI
Mahatma Gandhi

11 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi
The launching of a German U-Boat

The history of Germany's deadly U-boats
Painting of Tsar Nicholas II wearing a crown and holding a sceptre

The last Tsar of Russia: A life of Nicholas II
A mosaic of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II: The last German Emperor and King of Prussia
Two poppies on a grey background

Black, white and purple: What do different colour Poppies represent?
A field of poppies inf ront of a blue sky

A short history of ‘In Flanders Field’: The poem that inspired the poppy appeal
French soldiers attacking from their trench

9 little-known facts about the Battle of Verdun
Poppies on small wooden crosses that say 'In Remembrance'

The history of Remembrance Day
Walter Tull in his military uniform

'Let's see if we can adjust history': The campaign to award Walter Tull a Military Cross
The coffin of the Unknown Warrior in state in the Abbey in 1920 | Wikipedia

‘Unknown by name or rank’: The grave of the Unknown Warrior
Liverpool, UK. October 4, 2020. Christmas Truce statue with football and handshake in front of the bombed out church

The Christmas Truce
Adolf Hitler stands in a convertible and shaking hands with his fans, Reproduction of antique photo.

British soldier allegedly spares the life of an injured Adolf Hitler
Soldiers wearing WW1 gas masks

28 little known facts about WWI
A photograph of the new Royal British Legion paper poppy

A history of the poppy