Articles related to "Ww1"

Mr Allingham is one of the last living veterans of the First World War, the oldest man in Europe, and one of the oldest living people on Earth.

German U-Boats sank The Lusitania in 1915; 128 Americans died. Unrestricted attacks began in 1917. But ... it took a secret memo to cause Woodrow Wilson to declare war!

The formation in 1914 of Australia's embryonic Flying School. Desert operations in primitive aircraft.

Titan Books' newest reprint of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun's classic comic against war presents well-researched stories about trench life and officer-soldier clashes.

On November 11 many will choose to remember the dead of the World War at events, tributes and readings worldwide. Here are some ideas for Remembrance Day readings.

Call it Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Veteran's Day: on November 11, many people wear poppies as signs of respect. But why were these flowers chosen?

Britain badly under-estimated the emerging new state of Turkey during World War One. Winston Churchill made three great blunders in pursuing a risky Dardanelles Campaign.

They were not famous at the time, but history would remember these writers, actors, politicans and popes more for what they would accomplish later than for the war.

The Vancouver Museum curates La Belle Epoque, a women's fashion clothes exhibit. Near the turn of the century, female style was altered after WW1.

Bloody battle was devastating for Canadian soldiers mired in deep mud, but recapturing Passchendaele Ridge was crucial. There were 15,000 Canadian casualties.

The Royal Logistics Corps Museum was established at Deepcut, Surrey in 1993 and tells the story of British Army logistical support over the last 500 years.

Learn basic facts and information about the history of Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Turkey's entry into World War I is an interesting example of the forces that drive a country to take sides in a war and the strange and deadly alliances thus formed.

Resilient Bess Crawford returns to fulfill a promise, which uncovers a well-respected noble family's shameful secret during war-torn England in this engrossing mystery.

The search for peace pre-occupied European leaders after the end of World war 1. The League of Nations was created to safeguard world peace but it failed in this purpose

Francis Bacon was born in 1909 and died in 1992. His paintings use shocking colours and ravaged textures to evoke the underside of a self-threatened humanity.

Adolph Hitler is probably the world's best known despot, but what factors led to his election in 1933, what misfortunes of fate led to the breeding ground for extremism.

Adolf Baeyer was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Most famously he carried out the synthesis of indigo dye and pioneered the development of phthalein dyes.

Geothermal energy was used by humans more than 10,000 years ago. Today In America, Alaska is at the forefront of the movement to discover its electricity potential.

Amelia Earhart was one of the most inspirational women in history. A female pilot, aviation editor for Cosmo magazine, and truck driver, Earhart disappeared in 1937.

In 1942 during World War 2, Japanese and Australians fought on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea leaving battle sites that trekkers visit when hiking the Kokoda Trail.

Paul's Case is the story of a sensitive boy with an artistic temperament whose attempt to escape his mundane future ends in tragedy.

Accidents increase during winter weather because some drivers do not adjust their driving techniques to the weather conditions. Avoid a problem by following these tips.

Thanksgiving is a family holiday, meant for the luxury of relaxing around a leisurely meal with friends and loved ones. Get to that Thanksgiving table with less stress.

In 1919, deputations from the victors of the first World War got together in the palace of the remote region of Versailles, to decide the fate of the vanquished.

The Orkney Islands archipelago has a rich human history dating back to 7000 BCE including Stone Circles, Temples and Burial Cairns from the Neolithic.

Wittgenstein famously advised his students to give up philosophy: despite being labelled anti-philosophical, he singlehandedly revolutionised people's view of philosophy.

American Woman Recognised by Guinness Book of Records as the Oldest Person In the World at 115 years of Age.

Take most teen posses in 2007 - wired for sound and vision be it iPod, Facebook, or My Space. Now imagine 1917, The Great War and The Western Front.

One of the most effective ways to make money without spending a dime online is to post free classified ads. Learn why free online classifieds are so effective here.

Tarantino has shown his love for the movies by filling Inglourious Basterds with references to film history. Here is a brief list.

From 1382 until 1918 this force was one of the largest in the world. Often bloodied but never beaten it disappeared from the oceans with a whimper.