Grade 9 History WW1

Europeana 1914-1918 now brings together resources from three major European projects each dealing with different types of First World War material. That means that national collections from libraries now sit alongside personal stories and treasures as well as important film archives. Together, this creates a unique perspective of the First World War, showing it from every side of the battle lines and with insights from every point of view. Over time, even more material will be added to this archive so please keep coming back! So, what have we got?

Stories from the public: We're still collecting the public's previously unpublished letters, photographs and keepsakes from the war. So far, a dozen countries have taken part in our family history roadshows, digitising over 90,000 items and adding more than 7,000 stories.

Article from the BBC website based on information from the OED.

Ten historians from 10 countries give a brief history of the first world war through a global lens. Using original news reports, interactive maps and rarely-seen footage, including extraordinary scenes of troops crossing Mesopotamia on camels and Italian soldiers fighting high up in the Alps, the half-hour film explores the war and its effects from many different perspectives. You can watch the documentary in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic or Hindi thanks to our partnership with the British Academy.

Series of articles by the Guardian newspaper on various aspects of WW1

More than a million Indian soldiers fought in the first world war. As the British Library's collection of their correspondence is put online, Daljit Nagra reflects on their horror, heroes and hopes.

This website is a re-design of the original website created for the airing of the eight-part series on PBS in 1996. The new site features an expanded map and battle section, dramatized audio recordings of letters and poems written by combatants and non-combatants in the war, as well as streaming video of archival footage taken during World War I. Additionally, the site features a new section called The Shaping of the 21st Century, where we have re-interviewed two of the series historians for their comments on how The Great War is still having an affect upon the world, even in the new millennium. The site also has an expanded and updated education resources section.

A unique and rich collection of more than 120 archival films accompanied by photos, historical essays and a range of teaching materials.

Europeana 1914-1918 now brings together resources from three major European projects each dealing with different types of First World War material. That means that national collections from libraries now sit alongside personal stories and treasures as well as important film archives. Together, this creates a unique perspective of the First World War, showing it from every side of the battle lines and with insights from every point of view. Over time, even more material will be added to this archive so please keep coming back! So, what have we got?

Stories from the public: We're still collecting the public's previously unpublished letters, photographs and keepsakes from the war. So far, a dozen countries have taken part in our family history roadshows, digitising over 90,000 items and adding more than 7,000 stories.

EFG1914 is a digitisation project focusing on films and non-film material from and related to World War I. It started on 15 February 2012 and runs for two years. 26 partners, among them 21 European film archives, are working towards the following main goals:

To digitise 661 hours of film and ca. 5.600 film-related documents on the theme of the First World War
To give access to the material through the European Film Gateway and Europeana
To build a virtual exhibition using selected objects digitised in EFG1914

EFG1914 covers all the different genres and sub-genres relevant in that time: newsreels, documentaries, fiction films, propaganda films. Moreover, EFG1914 will also give access to anti-war films that were mainly produced after 1918 and which reflect the tragedies of the 1910s. This material is of special importance since only around 20% of the complete silent film production survived in the film heritage institutions.

Series of audio clips discussing various aspects of war on the home front.