Description

The term ‘citizen soldier’ evokes a particularly powerful image in Britain. The poignant histories of the ‘Pals’ Battalions’, raised utilizing the attraction of geographical and occupational connections, have contributed greatly to the lasting public impression of the conflict. Names such … Continue reading → The term ‘citizen soldier’ evokes a particularly powerful image in Britain. The poignant histories of the ‘Pals’ Battalions’, raised utilizing the attraction of geographical and occupational connections, have contributed greatly to the lasting public impression of the conflict. Names such … Continue reading →

Subjects

Machine | Machine | Unconventional Soldiers | Unconventional Soldiers | 355 (Military science) | 355 (Military science) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | U (Military Science) | U (Military Science) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UG (Military engineering. Air forces) | UG (Military engineering. Air forces) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

The above image is an extract from a proclamation by the German General Otto von Emmich, distributed widely in Belgium in the autumn of 1914 as the German army crossed the tiny nation’s borders and began its slow march south.  … Continue reading → The above image is an extract from a proclamation by the German General Otto von Emmich, distributed widely in Belgium in the autumn of 1914 as the German army crossed the tiny nation’s borders and began its slow march south.  … Continue reading →

Subjects

The Memory of War | The Memory of War | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

In 1917, the American journalist Isaac Frederick Marcosson visited the General Headquarters [GHQ] of the British Expeditionary Force [BEF] at Montreuil-sur-Mer following a tour of the Western Front. He recorded his experiences of this visit for Everybody’s Magazine and in … Continue reading → In 1917, the American journalist Isaac Frederick Marcosson visited the General Headquarters [GHQ] of the British Expeditionary Force [BEF] at Montreuil-sur-Mer following a tour of the Western Front. He recorded his experiences of this visit for Everybody’s Magazine and in … Continue reading →

Subjects

Machine | Machine | 355 (Military science) | 355 (Military science) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Blogs | Blogs | U (Military Science) | U (Military Science) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

For those of you who have never read the articles at Cracked.com, I can’t say I would heartily recommend the experience.  While they’re of some value, sometimes, in bringing to popular attention subjects and people that might otherwise languish in … Continue reading → For those of you who have never read the articles at Cracked.com, I can’t say I would heartily recommend the experience.  While they’re of some value, sometimes, in bringing to popular attention subjects and people that might otherwise languish in … Continue reading →

Subjects

Strange Meetings | Strange Meetings | Unconventional Soldiers | Unconventional Soldiers | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | DT (History of Africa) | DT (History of Africa) | UA (Armies: Organization – distribution – military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization – distribution – military situation) | UD (Infantry) | UD (Infantry) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 356 (Foot forces & warfare) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

Dr Emmanuelle Cronier , Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Birmingham, examines the different experiences of service leave during the First World War. A key war-time experience that played a vital role in social cohesion during the conflict. Watch … Continue reading → Dr Emmanuelle Cronier , Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Birmingham, examines the different experiences of service leave during the First World War. A key war-time experience that played a vital role in social cohesion during the conflict. Watch … Continue reading →

Subjects

Body and Mind | Body and Mind | Material Culture | Material Culture | Strange Meetings | Strange Meetings | 355 (Military science) | 355 (Military science) | 790 (Recreational & performing arts) | 790 (Recreational & performing arts) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | GV (Recreation. Leisure) | GV (Recreation. Leisure) | U (Military Science) | U (Military Science) | UA (Armies: Organization – distribution – military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization – distribution – military situation) | 790 (Recreational & performing arts) | 790 (Recreational & performing arts) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

Presented by Dr Paul Miller, Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Birmingham (UK) and Associate Professor of History at McDaniel College (US), this video and audio podcast explores how a well known photograph and an infamous lunch break have … Continue reading → Presented by Dr Paul Miller, Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Birmingham (UK) and Associate Professor of History at McDaniel College (US), this video and audio podcast explores how a well known photograph and an infamous lunch break have … Continue reading →

Subjects

Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Teaching | Teaching | The Memory of War | The Memory of War | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 320 (Political science) | 320 (Political science) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | PN4699-5650 (Journalism) | PN4699-5650 (Journalism) | Podcast | Podcast | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

In this video and audio podcast Dr Catriona Pennell, Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter, discusses the British response to the outbreak of War in 1914, exposing the reaction to be much more complex than traditional images have … Continue reading → In this video and audio podcast Dr Catriona Pennell, Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter, discusses the British response to the outbreak of War in 1914, exposing the reaction to be much more complex than traditional images have … Continue reading →

Subjects

Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Teaching | Teaching | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | PN4699-5650 (Journalism) | PN4699-5650 (Journalism) | Podcast | Podcast | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

One of the enduring (and indeed endearing) images is the First World War is the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914. What began as the lighting of candles in the trenches grew to French, German and British soldiers sought each other … Continue reading → One of the enduring (and indeed endearing) images is the First World War is the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914. What began as the lighting of candles in the trenches grew to French, German and British soldiers sought each other … Continue reading →

Subjects

Strange Meetings | Strange Meetings | The Memory of War | The Memory of War | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | ukoer | ukoer | ww1 | ww1 | xmas | xmas | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

This is a keynote lecture that I gave at a conference at the University of Birmingham under the auspices of the British Commission for Military History. It was one of two (the other delivered by Professor David Stevenson) in which … Continue reading → This is a keynote lecture that I gave at a conference at the University of Birmingham under the auspices of the British Commission for Military History. It was one of two (the other delivered by Professor David Stevenson) in which … Continue reading →

Subjects

Aftermath | Aftermath | Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Consent | Dissent and Revolution | The Memory of War | The Memory of War | Unconventional Soldiers | Unconventional Soldiers | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 320 (Political science) | 320 (Political science) | 355 (Military science) | 355 (Military science) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Blogs | Blogs | U (Military Science) | U (Military Science) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | UD (Infantry) | UD (Infantry) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 358 (Other specialized forces & services) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour “in the face of the enemy” to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other Orders, decorations and medals; … Continue reading →

Subjects

From Space to Place | Teaching | The Memory of War | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 911 (Historical geography) | 912 (Graphic representations of earth) | 940 (General history of Europe) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

With the 100th anniversary of the war drawing ever closer now and having entered November I wanted to use this post to discuss the modern memorial process of the war. To be clear from the start this isn’t intended to … Continue reading →

Subjects

Aftermath | The Memory of War | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 900 (History & geography) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

When war broke out in 1914, no one could have possibly foreseen what the conflict would be really like. At the time, in the common idiom, war was a glorious business, an exciting adventure that offered the chance to become … Continue reading →

Subjects

From Space to Place | Strange Meetings | 355 (Military science) | 900 (History & geography) | 911 (Historical geography) | Blogs | U (Military Science) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

More than 700,000 British men were killed during World War One. This tragic loss of life affected the lives of young women in 1920s Britain. Virginia Nicholson has discussed in her 2007 book, Singled Out, the difficulties of unmarried women … Continue reading →

Subjects

Aftermath | Body and Mind | Unconventional Soldiers | 610 (Medical Sciences) | 900 (History & geography) | Blogs | HQ (Family - Marriage - Women - Sexuality) | HQ1101-2030.7 (Women. Feminism) | R131-687 (Medicine - history of medicine) | UH (Medical Sciences - other services) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

The First World War was not only fought knee-deep in the mud filled trenches of the Western Front. It was a global event and military engagements took place in many different countries and in many different terrains, leading to very … Continue reading →

Subjects

From Space to Place | Strange Meetings | Teaching | 900 (History & geography) | 912 (Graphic representations of earth) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Interactive Maps | U (Military Science) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

[This post can be used in conjunction with the resources outlined in Commonwealth Cemeteries of World War I.] The Great War as it was known, the First World War or WWI as it is referred to today, was a world … Continue reading →

Subjects

Aftermath | From Space to Place | Teaching | The Memory of War | 900 (History & geography) | 912 (Graphic representations of earth) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Global Views | Interactive Maps | U (Military Science) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

With the help of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) we have produced a set of resources to visualise the Commonwealth cemeteries, burial plots and memorials across the globe for those who lost their lives as a result of World … Continue reading →

Subjects

Aftermath | From Space to Place | Teaching | The Memory of War | 900 (History & geography) | Global Views | Interactive Maps | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

This blog post was originally posted on the blog armsandthemedicalman.wordpress.com on 6th January, 2014. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, has decided that the best way to start off the centenary years of the First World War is through … Continue reading →

Subjects

Consent | Dissent and Revolution | The Memory of War | 070 (News media journalism publishing) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Blogs | PN4699-5650 (Journalism) | U (Military Science) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata

Description

It is now 2014 and over the course of the year we will be hearing a lot about the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. One of my favourite lectures in my ‘British Society and the First … Continue reading →

Subjects

Consent | Dissent and Revolution | Teaching | 355 (Military science) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography) | 940 (General history of Europe) | Blogs | U (Military Science) | UA (Armies: Organization - distribution - military situation) | 399 (Customs of war & diplomacy) | 900 (History & geography)

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Site sourced from

http://ww1centenary.oucs.ox.ac.uk/feed/

Attribution

Click to get HTML | Click to get attribution | Click to get URL

All metadata

See all metadata