Online Exhibit

The Air Raids That Shook Britain In The First World War

During the First World War, Britain came under attack from the air, putting civilians in the firing line for the very first time. This article from the Imperial War Museums looks at air raids, and how...
Imperial War Museums
Online Article

The Animals That Helped Win World War I

This article by Jennifer Nalewicki for Smithsonian's collection of online educational services, TTribune, gives an overview of the use of animals in war. It also tells the stories of famous animals of...
Smithsonian Tribune
Article by James Barr

A War of Unintended Consequences: The Arab Revolt

This editorial article by James Barr for Al Jazeera English briefly lays out the history of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. The author also shows the modern parallels by comparing the...
Al Jazeera English
Short Video, Lesson Plan

The First World War, Part 2 (Film Series): The Best Laid Plans

Part 2 of a video series on World War I, this 7 minute film covers the start of the war and the Schlieffen Plan. In August 1914, the nations of Europe march enthusiastically to war. Capturing the mood...
MacArthur Memorial
Short Video

The British Naval Blockade of Germany

The decisive naval battle that the Royal Navy had hoped for did not happen during World War I, but another naval strategy slowly but surely ground the German economy down. The Great War YouTube...
The Great War YouTube Channel
Downloadable Article

The Chinese Labour Corps at the Western Front

The Chinese Labour Corps and its work is described in this article from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, along with information about the cemeteries in France that serve as many members' final...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Articles, Video, Primary Sources

Winter 1914: The Christmas Truce

The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914 is an online exhibition from the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Read essays by noted historians and explore firsthand accounts from soldiers themselves. Then decide...
Animated Video

Animated Maps: The First World War, 1914-1918

A series of animated maps on the historical events and movements of armed forces throughout the World War I in all major battlegrounds, including the Dardanelles, naval engagements, Balkan campaigns,...
The Map as History
Article

The Forgotten March

In 1924, U.S. Congress agreed to pay a bonus for military service during the Great War, to be issued in 1945. Desperate to support their families during the Great Depression, veterans of all colors...
National Parks Conservation Association