Sunday, November 25, 2012

Lost work by renowned First World War artists come to light - Telegraph

Alex Hayter, head of modern and contemporary art at Bloomsbury, is quoted saying in an article on WW1 art,

"The market for work relating to the First World War is very buoyant at the moment. A lot of collectors have their eye on 2014 which will be the 100th anniversary of the start of it."

Lost work by renowned First World War artists come to light - Telegraph

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories

A new film on Canadian Sikh’s in WW1.

Every year, Canadians participate in the Remembrance Day ceremony and pay special tribute to those compatriots who died defending their country during the wars.

Until recently, nothing much was known about handful of Sikhs who joined the Canadian army and fought during the First World War

This year on Remembrance Day another little known part of Canadian history was brought to light by the hour-long documentaryCanadian Soldier Sikhs: A Little Story in a Big War.”

Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories | DAWN.COM

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Indian Sepoy in the First World War | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and Video Lectures

An ongoing series of Podcasts on the War.  This one on the Indian Sepoy.  There are a variety of others.

The Indian Sepoy in the First World War | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and Video Lectures

First World War facts are a mystery to many people - Education - Scotsman.com

The Scotsman on WW1 ignorance.

YOUNG people are largely ignorant about the First World War with almost two-thirds not being able to name the year that the war ended, a poll has found.

More than half (54 per cent) of the same age group did not know when the war started (1914), according to the research from think-tank British Future.

But it is not just young people who are confused about the facts. When asked by pollsters YouGov, members of the public hazarded guesses as wildly out as 1800 and 1950 for the start of the Great War, and 1910 and 1960 for the end date (1918).

First World War facts are a mystery to many people - Education - Scotsman.com