First World War

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First World War

In pictures: WWI submarines

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How did WW1 end?

A British major pictured in German captivity

“How I fell captive to the Germans”: the experience of First World War PoWs

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Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth: a ‘staggeringly authentic’ WW1 film says daughter Baroness Shirley Williams . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of celebrated English nurse and wartime heroine, Edith Cavell

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History hero Kate Mosse chooses Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

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Wartime Christmas: 5 First World War recipes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Winged warriors: pigeons in the First World War

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Q&A What was the Battle of the Bees?

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In WW1, what did the Allies want to achieve?

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Q&A When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

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Q&A Where do the red poppies come from?

A vintage postcard featuring a fashionable young woman published in London during the First World War, c1914. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War

WWI veterans of the Bonus Army stage a demonstration to grant them their bonus as Congress in turn struggles with a deficit. Washington D.C.: April 8, 1932.
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In focus: the forgotten WW1 Bonus Army

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Did the Great War kill God?

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The Gunpowder Plot and the First World War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.