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WW1 - THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 "THE RAGE OF MEN”

The words we will read are just that "words" they can no way convey the true horror experienced by the men and women who where there. A collection of articles about The Great War

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    War images by Pooh bear illustrator go on show

    War images by Pooh bear illustrator go on show

    Drawings by Winnie-the-Pooh illustrator EH Shepard have gone on display as part of a new exhibition. Shepard's Great War Sketches are on loan from the University of Surrey Archives and The Shepard Trust. The display at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum runs until 31 August alongside some of his …

  • War is a Racket

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    World War I: The Great Banker Bailout – OpEd

    World War I: The Great Banker Bailout – OpEd

    “Nobody could hate war more than I do.”—J. P. Morgan, Senate Munitions Committee“We see men living with their skulls blown open; we see soldiers run …

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    The First World War is often remembered for the horrors of trench warfare, shaped by memoirs from upper-class authors like Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves. While powerful, these accounts overlook the experiences of working-class soldiers, for whom trench life often compared favourably to slum conditions back home. Britain’s losses, though significant, were not unique compared to nations like France or Germany. The war’s complexity—its geopolitical causes, social impacts, and resilience of its soldiers—is overshadowed by myths of senseless slaughter. To truly understand WWI, we must move beyond narrow narratives and explore its broader historical context.

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  • As with many aspects of the “Christmas Truce,” the myths are focused upon and further embellished. The contemporary accounts provided by the soldiers of all ranks who took part are often ignored, and it is high time that their testimonies are revisited and their experiences are truthfully represented.

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    Peter Capaldi reads a letter from the First World War

    Peter Capaldi reads a letter from the First World War

    A frontline soldier’s moving account of the fabled ‘Christmas truce’ of 1914 | Aeon Videos ‘That’ll be a thing to remember’ – a soldier’s account of …

  • Legends, myths and realities – the Christmas Truce, 1914

    It is more important to understand why this myth persists and its place in British memory of the war than to debunk it. The Truce endures because it occurred during a culturally significant time of year and involved football, a key part of British identity throughout the 20th century. Combined with themes of war’s futility, these elements have shaped a powerful myth central to the public’s perception of the Great War.

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    The Christmas Truce

    The Christmas Truce

    The Christmas Truceof 1914 occurred on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). On Christmas Eve soldiers in the trenches …

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