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The causes, events and people of the conflict dubbed the 'war to end all wars'. World War One: Misrepresentation of a Conflict by Dr Dan Todman
Image from The Origins of World War One Was the Great War a triumph of democracy over imperial expansion or an exercise in military futility? By Dr Gary Sheffield.
Image from A New Enemy The arms race with Germany had spawned fresh invasion fears in Britain. How realistic were they? By Dan Cruickshank.
Image from From Disaster to Victory: The British Army from 1916-1918 It was on the killing fields of the Somme that the British army learned how to deliver the victory it achieved in 1918. By Dr Dan Todman.
Image from Animated Map: The Western Front, 1914 - 1918 Follow the developing conflict along the 440-mile line of trenches, dug-outs and barbed-wire fences that stretched from Switzerland to the North Sea.
Image from The German Front Experience How did the German experience of trench warfare differ from that of the Allies? By Professor Martin Kitchen.
Image from War and Revolution in Russia 1914 - 1921 From the outbreak of World War One to the conclusion of Russia's vicious civil war. By Dr Jonathan Smele.
Image from World War One Movies What was life - and death - like in the trenches? Six animated insights into the soldier's lot on the Western Front.
Image from The Human Face of War Nine very different experiences of World War One, told by the people who experienced aspects of the conflict first hand.
Image from World War One Trench Virtual Tour See how a World War One trench network was laid out in this reconstruction.
Image from Life in The Trenches Virtual Tour Reconstruction of a typical day in the trenches
Image from The Western Front: Lions Led by Donkeys? The representation of British generals as incompetent buffoons is a misleading caricature. By Dr Gary Sheffield.
Image from World War One: Misrepresentation of a Conflict Does the traditional tale of 'stupid generals, pointless attacks and universal death' give a fair picture of the war? By Dr Dan Todman.
Image from Versailles and Peacemaking How the question of whether to rehabilitate or punish Germany divided the Allies at the end of World War One. By Dr Ruth Henig.
Image from The Ending of World War One, and the Legacy of Peace Why did the flawed peace of Versailles trigger a greater and more terrible conflict? By Professor Martin Kitchen.
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