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World War 1 was a global conflict involving many nations between 1914 to 1918 and was also known as 'The Great War' and 'The War to end all Wars.'

No war whatever the justification can claim Greatness and assertions that it was a War to end all Wars were sadly mistaken. There was however greatness displayed during this conflict. Greatness in the sprit of men, woman and nations in their steadfastness, resilience and determination to do what they thought was right. I will leave it to historians to debate the rights and wrongs of the conflict. Clearly many mistakes were made and millions died during the war years. What is clear is that there were many heroes and heroines on all sides, and the actions of many often went unacknowledged because of the chaotic nature of war. This lens salutes those heroes and heroines on all sides.

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Brief resume of various declarations of war by the countries involved in the 1st World War

On the 28th June 1915 Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo by Bosnian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip a member of a Bosnia movement made up of Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims, committed to the independence of the South Slavic peoples from Austria-Hungary.

Following a declaration of German support for Austria against Serbia by Kaiser William II Austria declared war on Serbia on the 28th July 1914

Within days Germany declared war on Russia on the 1st August 1914 and on the 3rd August 1914 Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium.

On the 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany consequential to events which started in Sarajevo.

On the 29th October 1914 Turkey entered the war on Germany's side.

On the 6th April 1917 the USA entered the affray and declared war on Germany.

On the 11th November 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month) Germany signed an armistice with the Allies. This is the official day that the war ended.

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Trench Art - Module 1

Trench Art are objects made out of old shells, wooden ammo boxes and generally things discarded which are shaped, cut or made into some everyday object. Soldiers in Trenches made many of these objects as a means of dealing with the horror and hardship of trench warfare.

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The Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme commenced on the 24th June 1916 with artillery bombardment of German bunkers and fortifications, which continued for eight days.

On the 1st July 1916 a total of 27 divisions comprising of over 750,000 men attacked the German positions. This day was to set the most awful record for loss in a single battle with nearly 20,000 men killed in one day. The final death toll before the battle was called off on the 18th November 1916 was close to 60,000

Territorial gain is always an objective in any conflict, particularly the seizing and holding of tactical positions to restrict and hinder enemy options, support and supply routes. Territorial gain was the secondary objective in this offensive launched upon a 30-kilometre front, from north of the Somme River between Arras and Albert. Its primary objective was to drain the German forces of reserves and to destroy enemy moral by attrition and erosion of the Germany military command.

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The Somme: Heroism and Horror in the First World War

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German Army on the Somme, 1914-1916

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Somme: Then and NowA Visual History

by: Duncan Youel, David Edgell

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The Missing of the Somme

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Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and triumph (Campaign)

by: Andrew Robertshaw

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Somme Battlefields: A Comprehensive Guide from Crecy to the Two World Wars

by: Martin Middlebrook

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Last Man Standing: The Memoirs of a Seaforth Highlander during the Great War

by: Norman Collins

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Twelve Days on the Somme: A Memoir of the Trenches November 1916

by: Sidney Rogerson

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Through German Eyes: The British & the Somme 1916

by: Christopher Duffy

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The Somme

by: Prof. Robin Prior, Professor Trevor Wilson

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WALKING THE SOMME (Battleground Europe Series)

by: Paul Reed

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The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

by: Gavin Stamp

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British Battalions on the Somme, 1916

by: Ray Westlake

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The First World War: Volume I: To Arms (First World War (Oxford Paperback))

by: Hew Strachan

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The Battlefields of the First World War: The Unseen Panoramas of the Western Front

by: Peter Barton

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All the Kaiser's Men: The Life and Death of the German Army on the Western Front 1914-1918

by: Ian Passingham

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Amiens to the Armistice: The BEF in the the Hundred Days' Campaign, 8 August - 11 November 1918

by: JP Harris

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IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders of Battle

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