World War One Collection

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  Adrian Van Klaveren

  

  How deadly was the poison gas of WW1?

  BBC News - By Marek Pruszewicz

  The first major gas attack in war occurred 100 years ago this weekend, in what is now Poland. Gas soon became a routine feature of trench warfare, horrifying soldiers more than any conventional weapon. But was it actually as deadly as its terrible reputation suggests? As he climbed to the top of the …

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  Adrian Van Klaveren

  

  10 Baffling World War I Mysteries We May Never Solve - Listverse

  listverse.com - Jamie Frater

  1K Shares Before the days of social media, history had to settle for being written by the winners. Which means some things have tended to hog the …

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  Adrian Van Klaveren

  

  Uncovered World War 1 Photos Provide A Candid Glimpse Into Trench Life

  all-that-is-interesting.com - Erin Kelly

  Photograph of George Hackney taken at Poulainville, Picardy, Northern France, in October of 1915. Belfast, Ireland native George Hackney was like many …

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11312724/Forgotten-footballers-who-died-in-World-War-One-remembered-in-new-fund.html

  

  Adrian Van Klaveren

  Dec 24, 2014
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  Adrian Van Klaveren

  

  Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is a dangerous and disrespectful masterpiece

  The Guardian

  What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Not only the monstrous anger of the guns nor the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle, but now an epic four-minute, eye-wateringly expensive commercial for a supermarket chain. There is no disputing that the new Sainsbury’s ad is, on its own terms, a …