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First World War

Almost all of the remaining veterans of World War One have passed on, but the "Great War" remains a subject of considerable interest for the general public and historians alike. This intriguing site created by the Guardian newspaper in Britain features slideshows, articles, and a set of external links to additional websites of note. First-time visitors may wish to click on the "Series" section to...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/firstworldwar
First World War.Com

Created and maintained by Michael Duffy, this site amasses an impressive amount of valuable cultural, historical, and social documentation of "the Great War." The site begins with some highlighted collections, such as Peace and Truce on the Western Front, Photo Reconnaissance, and Keeping 'em on The Farm. While the Web site is a work-in-progress, visitors will enjoy browsing through different...

https://www.firstworldwar.com/
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Newspaper Pictorials: Word War I Rotogravures

During World War I, a number of newspapers aggressively worked to take advantage of the rotogravure printing process to offer their readers higher quality images. Expansive pictorial sections helped document the wartime experience and brought the war vividly home to people a long way from the front in Europe. This digital collection from the Library of Congress's American Memory Project brings...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-i-rotogravures/abo...
North Carolinians and the Great War: The Impact of World War I on the Tar Heel State

This site is a new addition to the excellent online Documenting the American South collections maintained and designed by the staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries. This particular thematic collection examines "how World War I shaped the lives of different North Carolinians on the battlefield and on the home front." Drawing on a number of primary and secondary sources,...

https://docsouth.unc.edu/wwi/index.html
Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

The Stars and Stripes was a newspaper written by troops (and for the troops) serving in the American Expeditionary Force of the United States Army during the United States' involvement in World War I. The newspaper's existence was endorsed by official order of General John J. Pershing, who wanted the publication to strengthen the moral of the troops and to promote unity within the American...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/about-this...
The National Archives: The Cabinet Papers, 1915-1977

Peering into the world of any nation's government can be quite revealing, and this look into the British government is quite a generous one. Created by the National Archives in Britain, this site affords interested parties comprehensive access to Cabinet papers from 1915-1977. Visitors can browse through these papers by themes that include "Diplomacy and foreign relations", "Finance and the...

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/
The World War I Document Archive

The "Great War" is sometimes overshadowed by the legacy of World War II, but historians and other interested parties never forget the importance of this important global war that consumed the world in the second decade of the 20th century. The people at the Brigham Young University Libraries haven't forgotten either, and as such, they have created this archive of primary documents for interested...

https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page
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World War One: The British Library

The British Library has gone above and beyond with this multimedia collection of materials related to World War One. Offered as a form of scholarly rumination and educational resource, the site examines key themes in the history of the Great War, along with 50 newly commissioned historical articles, teachers' notes, and much more. First-time visitors might look over the Explore area to find...

https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one