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Aftermath: 1918–1924, Years that Shaped the Twentieth Century
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By Graham Berry Twentieth Century Austin Macauley, £8.99, 206pp, ills. ISBN: 978 1 78693 737 7 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, yet, it is nonetheless tantalising to pose the question: had the leaders of the Great Powers known what they were about to destroy, would they still have embarked on war in 1914? As is clear from the title, this is not …
19th July 1919 Peace Day in Britain
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This article first appeared in Bulletin 114, the internal news and information magazine for members of The Western Front Association. [Available in print or digital formats]. Comprising a military procession that wound its way for seven miles through central London, crossing and re-crossing the Thames, where warships formed a Naval Pageant, alon…
Ep. 149 – The Amritsar Massacre – Vanessa Holburn
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Journalist and writer Vanessa Holburn talks about her recent book on the 1919 Amritsar Massacre. This is published by Pen & Sword.
Mutiny in North Russia 7 July 1919
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In the early morning of 7 July 1919, four British Officers were killed by men in their battalion – one further officer subsequently died of his wounds a few days later. All were serving in Dyer’s Battalion of the Slavo-British Legion in the North Russian Expeditionary Force and are now buried in Archangel Allied Cemetery. Above: Archangel Allie…
Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne
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The History Press (2019) Second Edition 256 pages ISBN-10 : 0750990821 ISBN-13 : 978-0750990820 If you are interested in discovering the many stories of black servicemen and black women during the First World War then begin with Black Poppies - any further reference you may need, whether the next book or an article from the newspaper re…
Ep.230 – 'Staking the coffins' – the 1918 flu Epidemic in Ireland – Dr Ida Milne
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Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History at Carlow College, Ireland, talks about her recent book, 'Stacking the Coffins', that looks at the impact of 1918 Spanish Flu in Ireland at the end of the Great War and early 1920s. Her book is published by Manchester University Press.
In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War - Sarajevo to Versailles (Volume 1)
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The Western Front Association is supporting an event at Hungary House in London at 6pm on Thursday 30th June 2022 to mark the UK launch of Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy's book, In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War - Sarajevo to Versailles (Volume 1). The book launch and a related photo exhibition event will be held in the Hungary House in Lond…
Now the War is Over talk given by Dr Daniel Weinbren
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How did Britain respond to the momentous events of 1919 and 1920 as it adjusted to peace after four years of war? How did the British people cope with the massive changes and challenges that confronted them? Dr Weinbren will answer these questions, explain what happened in every sphere of life and show that even today we are still dealing w…