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1914-1918 Websites: General

This is not an exhaustive list; there are many websites relating to the First World War. The selected links given here are considered to be sites which cover a wide range of information - both general and specialist - on the subject of the Great War. Several of them also contain comprehensive listings of links to First World War sites.

Our links to websites with a special relevance to a First World War subject or a country and its Armed Forces in the Great War can be found on separate pages in the menu (see left).

  • Aftermath, by Mike Roden
  • Battlefields of the Great War 1914-1918, by Paul Reed
  • Encyclopaedia of the First World War (923 entries), Spartacus Educational by John Simkin. The encyclopaedia is being created in sections (entries in parenthesis). So far the following sections are available: Chronology (1), Outbreak of War (22), Countries (22), Allied Armed Forces (32), Important Battles (34), Technology (10), Political Leaders (94), British Home Front (20), Military Leaders (58), Life in the Trenches (24), Trench System (22), Trench War (18), Soldiers (44), War Heroes (12), Medals (8), War at Sea (24), War in the Air (48), Pilots (28), Aircraft (30), War Artists (34), Cartoonists and Illustrators (90), War Poets (16), Journalists (28), Newspapers and Journals (16), Novelists (36), Women at War (56), Women's Organisations (14), Weapons & War Machines (42), Inventors and the War (12) Theatres of War (6) and War Statistics (18).
  • First World War.com, by Michael Duffy
  • Hellfire Corner, by Tom Morgan
  • Salientpoints, by Ryan Gearing. A single source for the First and Second World Wars for finding information and buying related products.
  • The Great War Society: Links Page (comprehensive list of links, last updated May 2001)
  • The Heritage of the Great War, a site composed of articles and studies on a wide variety of themes which focus on unorthodox and thought-provoking points of view. It includes a large selection of Great War images, including images to download which are out of copyright. (Dutch and English)
  • The Long, Long Trail: The Story of the British Army in the Great War 1914-1918, by Chris Baker. The site contains a large amount of factual information about the British Army, details of regiments, how to research a soldier, comprehensive research information, virtual tours and a discussion forum.
  • Trenches on the Web (Teachers can obtain a CD of the complete site)
  • The Western Front Association

Air War

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Medals & Awards

  • Military Medal Portal: Site offering a wide range of information on medals from the history of medals to family war records including The Knowledge Zone, The Geneology Archives (step by step guide to military geneology, The Book Shop, The Forum and a Directory of dealers.
  • Victoria Cross Reference, by Mike Chapman (all 1354 VC winners)

Photography/Virtual Tour

Regiments

  • Royal Dublin Fusiliers: The site includes soldiers' stories, Victoria Crosses, photographs, postcards, medals and books, together with a chat room and forum.

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