WORLD WAR I IN THE NEWS
First World War, Guardian: A portal to several articles from the British publication.
World War I (1914-1918) -- Times Topics: A series of articles from the archives of the New York Times.
John F. Burns, "Wells Journal: Thousands Mourn Britain's Oldest Warrior," New York Times, August 6, 2009.
"Hundreds At WW I Veteran's Funeral," BBC News, July 30, 2009.
Patrick Barkham, "Veteran, Gentleman And Teenager Twice, Henry Allingham Laid To Rest," Guardian, July 30, 2009.
"WW I Veteran Patch Dies Aged 111," BBC News, July 25, 2009.
John F. Burns, "Harry Patch, The Last Of Britain's Army Veterans Of World War I, Is Dead At 111," New York Times, July 25, 2009.
Christopher Hawtree, "Obituary: Harry Patch," Guardian, July 25, 2009.
"In Pictures: Harry Patch," BBC News, July 25, 2009.
"Obituary: Harry Patch," BBC News, July 25, 2009.
Dan Van Der Vat, "Obituary: Henry Allingham -- First World War Veteran And World's Oldest Man," Guardian, July 19, 2009.
"Oldest Man's Dedication To Fallen," BBC News, July 18, 2009.
John F. Burns, "Henry Allingham, British Veteran Of World War I, Dies At 113," New York Times, July 18, 2009.
"Obituary: Henry Allingham," BBC News, July 18, 2009.
"Oldest WW I Veteran Dies Aged 113," BBC News, July 18, 2009.
Tom Warren, "Campaign For Soldiers Shot At Dawn," BBC News, June 25, 2009.
"Forgotten Hero's Roll Call Honour," BBC News, June 23, 2009.
"Australia's Oldest Man, 110, Dies," BBC News, June 3, 2009.
Phil Mackie, "WW I Battle Grave Recovery Begins," BBC News, May 4, 2009.
"Veteran Is UK's Oldest Ever Man," BBC News, March 29, 2009.
Gemma Ryall, "90 Year Mystery Of Soldier Riots," BBC News, March 4, 2009.
"Funeral For World War I Veteran," BBC News, January 29, 2009.
Max Boot, "The Monstrous Anger Of The Guns," New York Times, January 2, 2009.
David Miller, "Bid to Find War's 'Forgotten Victims,'" BBC News, November 28, 2008.
John Tagliabue, "Monuments To World War's Fallen Now Include Dissenters," New York Times, November 25, 2008.
John Tagliabue, "Ypres Journal: A New Legacy In Belgium For World War I Deserters," New York Times, November 25, 2008.
Jonny Dymond, "Verdun Hosts Sombre WW I Ceremony," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
"WW I Veterans Mark Armistice Day," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
Steven McKenzie, "Forgotten Trenches Of World War I," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
"World Recalls End Of World War II," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
"In Pictures: Armistice Day 2008," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
Sarah Bell, "Poignant Ceremony Marks Armistice," BBC News, November 11, 2008.
Jon Kay, "'We Should Be More Thankful,'" BBC News, November 11, 2008.
"Editorial: Echo Of A Distant War," New York Times, November 10, 2008.
Alexander Watson, "Op-Ed Contributor: A Holiday To End All Wars," New York Times, November 10, 2008.
"Britain Pays Tribute To War Dead," BBC News, November 9, 2008.
Susan Hodara, "Art: Patriotic Appeals," New York Times, November 7, 2008.
Robert Hall, "Echoes Of Conflict 90 Years On," BBC News, November 6, 2008.
"Kaiser's War Coat Goes On Display," BBC News, November 4, 2008.
Elaine Sciolino, "An Hour From Paris: North Of Paris, A Forest Of History And Fantasy," New York Times, November 2, 2008.
John Hayes-Fisher, "The Last Soldiers To Die In World War I," BBC Newsmagazine, October 29, 2008.
"Poppy Appeal Launched From Basra," BBC News, October 23, 2008.
Douglas Martin, "Lazare Ponticelli, France's Last Veteran Of World War I, Is Dead At 110," New York Times, March 13, 2008.
Richard Rubin, "Op-Ed Contributor: Over There -- And Gone Forever," New York Times, November 12, 2007.
David Laskin, "U.S. World War I Monuments In France: On Hallowed Ground, A Place Of Painful Beauty," New York Times, September 30, 2007.
"Veteran, 109, Revisits WW I Trench," BBC News, July 30, 2007.
"Queen Attends WW I Battle Memorial," BBC News, July 12, 2007.
Peter Caddick-Adams, "The Long Goodbye," BBC News, July 5, 2007.
"WW I Tunnel 'Messages' Exhibition," BBC News, July 4, 2007.
David Smith, "The Last Survivor Of Passchendaele," Observer, July 1, 2007.
"WW I Veteran Celebrates 109 Years," BBC News, June 17, 2007.
"Great War Soldiers To Be Burned," BBC News, June 13, 2007.
Phil Mackie, "WW I 'Grave' Revives Forgotten Battle," BBC News, June 8, 2007.
"WW I 'Mass Grave' Found In France," BBC News, June 8, 2007.
Lee Carter, "Canada WW I Veterans Reject Honour," BBC News, January 3, 2007.
"Moses Hardy, 113, Veteran Of World War I, Dies," New York Times, December 10, 2006.
Edward Rothstein, "In The Midwest, Remembering Europe's Fields Of Red," New York Times, December 2, 2006.
"Law Pardons Great War Servicemen," BBC News, November 8, 2006.
"300 WW I Soldiers Receive Pardons," BBC News, August 16, 2006.
"Shot At Dawn, Pardoned 90 Years On," BBC News, August 16, 2006.
"Activist's Joy At WW I Pardon Bid," BBC News, August 16, 2006.
"Head To Head: World War I Pardons," BBC News, August 16, 2006.
"WW I Soldier To Be Granted Pardon," BBC News, August 15, 2006.
"Somme Horror Marked 90 Years On," BBC News, July 1, 2006.
Jonny Dymond, "Somme Sacrifice Remembered," BBC News, July 1, 2006.
Peter Caddick-Adams, "Rethinking The Somme," BBC News, June 30, 2006.
Patrick Jackson, "A Century Of Mud And Fire," BBC News, June 27, 2006.
"Last WW I Veteran To Be Honoured," BBC News, June 27, 2006.
"France Marks Muslim Dead Of WW I," BBC News, June 25, 2006.
Hanna White, "A German Perspective: 'It's Our Heritage Too,'" BBC News, June 22, 2006.
Andrew Robertshaw, "The Somme: Its Place In British History," BBC News, June 22, 2006.
Neil McGurk, "Walking In My Grandfather's Footsteps," BBC News, June 22, 2006.
"Jutland Commemorated 90 Years On," BBC News, May 31, 2006.
William Grimes, "'Unknown Soldiers': World War I's Trenches Tell Stories To Break The Heart," New York Times, May 31, 2006.
Jim Robbins, "Pardons Granted 88 Years After Crimes Of Sedition," New York Times, May 3, 2006.
Kevin Connolly, "Easter Rising Still Holds Imagination," BBC News, April 16, 2006.
"Minister To Reconsider WW I Pardon," BBC News, March 27, 2006.
Megan Lane, "The Race To Remember," BBC Newsmagazine, November 11, 2005.
"'Open Mind' Over Executed Soldier," BBC News, October 24, 2005.
"Final Australia WW I Veteran Dies," BBC News, October 18, 2005.
Richard Allen Green and Megan Lane, "Conflicting Emotions," BBC News, August 3, 2005.
Marijke Van Der Meer, "Footnotes From The Fields: A New Generation Studies World War I," Radio Netherlands, July 5, 2005.
"Oldest Great War Cavalryman Dies," BBC News, May 20, 2005.
"Village Finally Honours War Dead," BBC News, May 19, 2005.
"Gallipoli Dead Remembered At Dawn," BBC News, April 25, 2005.
"In Pictures: Gallipoli Ceremonies," BBC News, April 25, 2005.
"Gallipoli Marks 90th Anniversary," BBC News, April 24, 2005.
"Zeppelin Raid Veteran Recalls War," BBC News, March 16, 2005.
David Smith, "Last Veterans to Tell Their War Stories," Observer, November 14, 2004.
Elisabetta Povoledo, "Pope Beatifies Last Emperor Of Austria; Reaction Mixed," New York Times, October 4, 2004.
"'I Didn't Realise What It Really Meant,'" BBC News, August 4, 2004.
Ryan Dilley, "Lessons From Lawrence Of Arabia," BBC News, April 9, 2004.
"Daughter's Plea For Great War Pardon," BBC News, November 7, 2003.
"British War Graves Vandalised," BBC NEWS, JULY 29, 2003.
"Oldest Great War Veteran Dies," BBC NEWS, JULY 21, 2003.
"War Memorial Faces The Chop," BBC NEWS, JULY 8, 2003.
"Grant To Secure Somme Site," BBC NEWS, JULY 1, 2003.
"Somme Wood Bought In Tribute To War Dead," BELFAST TELEGRAPH, JULY 1, 2003.
"Sacred Land Of Ulster's Brave," BBC NEWS, JULY 1, 2003.
"War Graves To Be Protected," BBC NEWS, JUNE 5, 2003.
"Memorial Trees Are Saved," BBC NEWS, JUNE 10, 2003.
"Lost British Graveyard Found In Iraq," BBC NEWS, APRIL 18, 2003.
"Chirac Apologises For War Graffiti," BBC NEWS, APRIL 3, 2003.
"Why Do The French Call The British 'The Roast Beefs?'" BBC NEWS, APRIL 3, 2003.
"'I Realised The Stupidity Of It,'" GUARDIAN UNLIMITED, MARCH 11, 2003.
"Sarajevo To Reinstall Assassin Memorial," BBC NEWS, FEBRUARY 8, 2003.
"Veterans Hail 'End Of Somme Airport,'" BBC NEWS, JULY 30, 2002.
"POW Camp Becomes Monument," BBC NEWS, JULY 18, 2002.
"Maskey Marks Somme With Wreath," BBC NEWS, JULY 1, 2002.
"Maskey Defends Somme Decision," BBC NEWS, JUNE 27, 2002.
"OLDEST WAR VETERAN REACHES 106," BBC NEWS, JUNE 25, 2002.
"REID IN SOMME GRAVES TALKS," BBC NEWS, MAY 28, 2002.
"MEMORIAL TO OBJECTORS WHO FOILED ARMY," BBC NEWS, MAY 28, 2002.
"SOMME AIRPORT RETHINK WELCOMED," BBC NEWS, MAY 10, 2002.
"'I SURVIVED THE TRENCHES -- AND NEVER WOULD GO BACK," BBC NEWS, MARCH 27, 2002.
"BATTLE OVER SOMME AIRPORT PLANS," BBC NEWS, MARCH 11, 2002.
"NEW BATTLE OF THE SOMME LOOMS," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 27, 2001.
"PARIS PLANS THIRD AIRPORT," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 15, 2001.
"LAST 'SOCCER TRUCE' SURVIVOR DIES," CNN, JULY 26, 2001.
"MEMORIAL TO MARK SOMME BATTLE," CNN, JULY 1, 2001.
"SARAJEVO REINSTALLS MEMORIALS TO THE PAST," BBC NEWS, JUNE 29, 2001.
"BBC TO RECREATE TRENCH HORROR," BBC NEWS, JUNE 25, 2001.
"TRIBUTE TO WWI 'COWARDS,'" BBC NEWS, JUNE 21, 2001.
"REMEMBRANCE DAY PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 12, 2000.
"LEGION REMEMBER SOMME DEAD," BBC NEWS, JULY 1, 2000.
"BATTLE TO CLEAR THE 'COWARDS,'" BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 11, 1999.
"MSPS CONSIDER PARDONS FOR DESERTERS," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 11, 1999.
"NZ Report Rejects War Pardons," BBC News, October 15, 1999.
"TWO-MINUTE SILENCE URGED FOR THE MILLENNIUM," BBC NEWS, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999.
"SOMME 'DESERTER' HONOURED," BBC NEWS, MARCH 23, 1999.
"AFRICAN-AMERICAN WWI VETERANS GIVEN FRANCE'S HIGHEST HONOR," CNN, FEBRUARY 22, 1999.
*****"THE GREAT WAR : 80 YEARS ON," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 12, 1998. See this BBC special for a series of links on the "war to end all wars."
"HUGE INTEREST IN WAR GRAVES WEBSITE," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 12, 1998.
"Remembering The Sacrifice," BBC News, November 11, 1998.
"GERMANY LAYS NIGHTMARES TO REST," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 11, 1998.
"France Marks The End Of World War I," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 10, 1998.
"WORLD WAR I SHELLS STILL FELT, 80 YEARS LATER," CNN, NOVEMBER 10, 1998.
"LEARNING TO REMEMBER," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 8, 1998.
"FAMILIES REMEMBER EXECUTED SOLDIERS," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 7, 1998.
"SALUTING THE FALLEN," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 7, 1998.
"Verdun: Symbol Of Suffering," BBC News, November 5, 1998.
"GERMANY DECLINES ARMISTICE DAY INVITE," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 4, 1998.
"LEGACIES OF THE GREAT WAR," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 3, 1998.
"WAR MEMORIALS: LEST WE FORGET," BBC NEWS, NOVEMBER 3, 1998.
"DESERTERS -- OR FALLEN HEROES?" BBC NEWS, JULY 24, 1998.
"NO PARDON FOR 'DESERTERS,'" BBC NEWS, JULY 24, 1998.
"DYING AT VERDUN," NEWS FROM FRANCE, MARCH 1, 1996.