The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four colonies in East, West and South Africa. British and French forces invade Togoland the site of a key German ...

A young British soldier who died fighting for his country in 1917 and lay in an unnamed grave has now finally been honoured ...

As one of them, Charles Vanel ... medical and social leaps, the First World War is still indirectly fuelling innovation a century later. Peter Jackson’s sui generis documentary joins 1917 ...

The first part of this series looks at how ... This film brings together stories of unparalleled bravery as descendants of World War One pipers visit the Somme and Gallipoli, the battlefields ...

Many operations were performed during the war thanks to this. Blood was first stored successfully during World War One. Doctors could now give blood transfusions to soldiers. Before, soldiers with ...

The legitimacy of one’s actions in war has long been a major issue, armies have had to contend with. Even in countries where the rule of international law is considered paramount, there have been ...

Rail power has been the engine that built and toppled entire empires. Like so many an invention throughout history, it has been turned into a tool of warfare. In this episode, we are going to examine ...

Commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War with this reworked resource for 11- to 16-year-olds. This interactive teaching package has three modules with a range of activities to pick ...

Alexander Turnbull Library: 1/2–066834. Rarotongan soldiers ... by Christmas’ was reinforced by New Zealand’s first engagement in World War I. In August 1914, the Advance Party of the ...