Resources
Websites
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Channel 4 links
Dirty Hands – Atrocities of World War 1
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/
history/c-d/dirtyhands.html
Article that reveals how the First World War was not always fought with 'clean hands'.
A Guide to the 20th Century
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/
history/guide20/
Offers snapshots of the century – how people around the world fought, played, thought, worked, experimented and freed themselves. The site also has streamed film and video clips of key periods, including the First World War.
ORIGINATION
www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/O/
origination/index.html
Brings together the wealth of web resources recording and celebrating the contributions of immigrant cultures to contemporary Britain. You can add to those resources by building your own website or contributing to the energetic online discussions.
Untold – Black History Season
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/U/
untold/programs/war/warf.html
Thousands of West Indian men had to campaign for the right to fight on behalf of King and Country during the First World War, but by the end they were leading an extraordinary mutiny, in protest at the way they were treated by the white officer elite. In one of the last untold stories of the First World War, three West Indian veterans speak of their service with the British West Indies Regiment.
General links
Aftermath of World War 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_World_War_I
Community encyclopaedia that covers the political, cultural and social order of the world after the First World War, including the Treaties of Versailles, Trianon and Saint-Germain.
The Armenian Massacres
www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/armenianmassacres.htm
Moving article by a German teacher, recounting the massacre of the Armenian people in 1916 at the hands of the Turks, who were German allies.
Balfour Declaration, 1917
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration,_1917
Community encyclopaedia that provides the text of the declaration, the history leading up to it and links to other related items like the birth of modern Israel and the Jews in Ottoman and British Palestine.
The British West Indies Regiment (BWIR)
http://website.lineone.net/~bwir/
bwi_regt.htm
History of the forgotten BWIRs of the First World War. Includes accounts of how stowaways coming over to fight for Britain were reported in the press at the time, and the discrimination they faced during and after the war.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org
The 'Debt of Honour Register' is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars, and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated.
Eyewitness to History
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm
American website with information and articles on the events leading up to America's entry into the First World War.
Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain
www.dkrenton.co.uk/anl/trent1.htm
Website of the left-wing political activist, D K Renton. Offers a comprehensive account of racism before, during and after the First World War, including the anti-Jewish riots of Bethnal Green in 1917. He also covers the rise of Mosley's British Union of Fascism (BUF).
The First World War: Nation by Nation
www.members.tripod.com/~Brickie
This site reminds us of the war's global dimensions by hosting profiles of all of the combatant states, including lesser powers, such as Brazil and Haiti. Many of the site's pages are currently under construction, but it's worth coming back to check on progress.
The Great War in a Different Light
www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/index.htm
Great site with over 7,000 authentic period photos, illustrations and news articles from around the world, written during the First World War. There are also a large number of eyewitness accounts from men and women.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook – Imperialism
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/
modsbook34.html
The excellent IMHS has a section on imperialism through the centuries, with links to articles and related sites.
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
www.regiments.org
Tables of facts and articles on nations, wars and regiments of over 100 countries, from Africa and Australasia to Macedonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
The Maritz Rebellion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_Revolt
Offers a description of the lead up to the Boer Revolt in South Africa, in 1914, at the start of the First World War.
The Near East and the First World War
www.worldwar1.com/neareast/neareasthome.htm
Hosts a good list of related links, articles, diaries and photographs of those who fought for Near Eastern countries like Turkey.
Shot at Dawn Campaign Ireland
www.shotatdawncampaignirl.org
The Irish Seamen's Relatives Association initiated this campaign in Ireland for the purpose of inviting Irish communities and concerned members of the public to persuade the British Government to grant Pardons to Irish born soldiers and other ranks in the British Army who were executed during the First World War for various military offences. The Petition attracted support from across the political and sectarian divide throughout Ireland, the UK and the rest of the world and was closed on 11th November 2004, Armistice Day.
Sikhs and the Great War in France
www.unitedsikhs.org/rtt/Sikhs_in_France.htm
Fascinating account of the role played by Sikhs in the First World War.
World War 1: The Colonies, 1914-1918
www.zum.de/whkmla/region/britain/wwicol.html
Offers a brief overview of how the war was perceived in the British Colonies and back home in Britain.
WW1 – Thirty Thousand Women were there
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html
Lots of information on the 30,000 American women who served in the Army and
Navy and who were denied official recognition for 60 years.