The Great War was a Just War
It is time to ditch the Blackadder view of history, says Gary Sheffield. Britain was right to fight Imperial Germany in 1914.
First World War
Compton Mackenzie’s Greek Tragedy
The author of Whisky Galore played an active role in the Great War, experiencing both the horror of the Dardanelles in 1915 and the intrigues of wartime Athens. Yet his diplomatic ham-fistedness forced his premature exit. Richard Hughes explains.
Greece and the First World War
Wedged between warring parties, Greece was vital to supplying the isolated Kingdom of Serbia but remained divided by pro-Entente and pro-German factions.
King Albert in World War I
David Woodward describes how, throughout the First World War, the King remained on the narrow strip of Belgium between Ypres and the sea which remained in Allied hands.
The Centenary of Churchill
John Colville's personal appreciation of Sir Winston’s work and character
In Focus: Bicycle Battalions
Peering through the pines, a German cycle company of the First World War is captured on camera. Roger Hudson explains.
Turkey’s Momentous Moment
The entry of Turkey into the First World War may have extended the conflict by as much as two years. It certainly changed the country forever. Yet the advent of war was marked by confusion, uncertainty and shifting alliances, says Ian F.W. Beckett.
The Kaiser in Exile
Exile to the Netherlands following the First World War chastened Kaiser Wilhelm II, but Robin Bruce Lockhart cannot believe that the former ruler of imperial Germany was ever either the mountebank, or the monster, which his biographers have tried to make him.
Lettow-Vorbeck: The Uncatchable Lizard?
The German First World War commander Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck has been described as the 20th century’s greatest guerrilla leader for his undefeated campaign in East Africa. Is the legend justified?