The ‘Lost Diggers of Fromelles’: identifying and caring for the dead of the First World War
Using DNA to identify the remains those long dead is about more than just the historical record; it can also be seen as an ‘act of care’, writes Jackie Leach Scully of Newcastle University.
Rutherford’s secret WW1 mission helped pioneer ‘sonar’
Manchester scientist Ernest Rutherford – famed for “splitting the atom” – also deserves better recognition for helping to pioneer a system we now know as sonar as part of a top secret World War One defence project.
NOAA team discovers two vessels from WWII convey battle off North Carolina
German U-boat 576 and freighter Bluefields discovered within 240 yards of each other.
Historic WW2 Defences uncovered on the Suffolk Coast
Touching the Tide, a £900,000 project funded by the Heritage Lottery and The Crown Estate, through its Marine Stewardship Programme, is working with the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service to explore the remains of World War Two defences on Suffolk’s beaches.
The nuclear legacy of Hiroshima is a global issue, how much of it is a trauma for everybody?
Speaking in Hiroshima in the weeks preceding the sixty-ninth anniversary of the bombing of the city, Yoko Ono stood up for peace declaring that ‘No More Hiroshima’ is a global issue.
World War One – Reflecting on the true poetic legacy of The Great War
THE First World War still resonates for its horrors...and for its poetry. But do the works of writers such as Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke – widely taught in schools – reflect the true poetic legacy of the trenches?
World War One – Trenches in Britain and British Government’s airship programme
THE First World War is deeply imprinted on the culture and the memory of Britain. But, as a conflict fought largely overseas, did it leave any traces on the landscape?
D-Day’s ‘forgotten man’
Seventy years after Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, the Churchill Archives Centre has released a short film commemorating the ‘forgotten architect’ of D-Day.
WWI – The Great War bred a moment of unity in British patriotism
NIGHT after night, while guns thundered and soldiers died on the battlefields of France, the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London dutifully carried out their ancient Ceremony of the Keys.
The Nazi Olympics
The Olympics of 1936, officially called the Games of XI Olympiad took place in Berlin, Germany after winning the bid to host the games in 1931.
150 years since attack on Rangiaowhia in the NZ Wars
Friday 21 February represents 150 years since an attack on the village of Rangiaowhia in the Waikato War (1863–1864). The events that unfolded at the small settlement near TeAwamutu are still debated by historians and the descendants of Ngāti Apakura.
The long shadow of World War II
World War II ravaged much of Europe, and its long-term effects are still being felt. A new survey shows that elderly people who experienced the war as children are more likely to suffer from diabetes, depression and cardiovascular disease.
Home front heritage revealed in new study of WWI Scotland
Hundreds of sites and structures established for the defence of Scotland in the First World War explored.
Kingston University bring World War 1 Red Cross archive to life
Public knowledge and understanding of life on the Home Front during World War
Campaign to save Britain’s last pristine Spitfire station
The future for Britain’s last pristine Spitfire station continues to hang in the balance.
