Part 1 – Imperialism, Nationalism & The Road to War
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- King George’s Imperial Crown: The Heyday of the British Empire
- The Pen that signed the Ulster Covenant: British Troubles and Irish Tensions
- A Prussian Pickelhaube: Prussian Militarism and Germany’s Rise
- Sergeant Miller’s Recruitment Sign: Anglo-German Naval Rivalry
- A Map of European Rivalry: Europe’s Alliances and Animosities
- The Archduke’s Bloodstained Tunic: Assassination and the Road to War
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Part 2 – The Shock of the New
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- The New Paper Money: British War Measures & “DORA”
- “Your Country Needs You”: Lord Kitchener & the Recruitment Drive
- The Newcastle Commercials’ Drum: Pals Battalions
- HMS Lance‘s 4-inch gun: The Opening of Naval Hostilities
- German jackboots: the Schlieffen Plan and German Invasion
- Pantalons Rouges – “A National Affair!”: The Battle of the Frontiers
- An Atrocity Poster: German Atrocities and Schrecklichkeit
- Pattern 1908 web equipment: The British Expeditionary Force joins battle
- B43 — A London Bus at the Front: The BEF & The First Battle of Ypres
- An Iron Cross for “Baby-Killers”: German Bombardment and the Battle of Dogger Bank
- Eric Rowden’s Christmas Button: The Christmas Truce
- Austrian Commemorative Ribbons: Tannenberg and the Eastern Front
- Barnardiston’s Samurai Sword: Japan enters the War
- The Imperial Eagle in Africa: The War in Africa
- Admiral Souchon’s Medals: The Ottoman Empire Enters the War
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Part 3 – Theatres of War
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- A Pig called Tirpitz: War in the Pacific and South Atlantic
- Major Anderson’s Stick: The Mesopotamian Campaign
- An Australian Battalion’s Flag: The Gallipoli Campaign
- An Italian Trench Helmet: Italy in the First World War
- The Highlanders’ Bulgarian Maxim: Salonika and the Balkan Front
- A Lusitania Survivor’s Camisole: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
- A Zeppelin’s Ammunition Box: The Aerial Bombing of Britain
- A ticket collector’s hat: Women’s Work in Wartime Britain
- The Munitionettes’ First Heavy Shell: The Struggle to Produce Munitions
- Kaiser Bill Toilet Roll: Propaganda in the War
- Nurse Cavell’s Secret Diary: The Creation of an Icon
- Captain Fryatt’s Watch: Defying the U-Boats
- William Harrison’s No-Conscription Fellowship Card: Enlistment to Conscription
- The ‘Mother’ of Guns: Artillery in the First World War
- The Vickers Machine Gun: Machine Guns on the Western Front
- A Message Streamer: The Early Air War
- A Trench Shovel: War in the trenches
- A petrified glove: Gas warfare and the Second Battle of Ypres
- Conway Jackson’s Prayer Book: The Battle of Loos
- The Fullerphone: Communications in the war
- A Deceptive Tree: Camouflage in the war
- The Geophone: Military mining in the war
- Captain Shaw’s escape aids: Prisoners of war
- “War Dog 180”: Animals on the Frontline
- Mairi Chisholm’s Decorations: Military medals
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Part 4 – Mud and blood
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- Private Bérenger’s Adrian Helmet: Helmets for the troops
- William Short’s Brodie Helmet: The Road to the Somme
- Harold Startin’s Trench Club: Trenches – a day in the life
- The Soixante-Quinze field gun: Assault on Verdun
- Postcard from the Eastern front: The Brusilov Offensive
- Billie Nevill’s football: The first day of the Somme
- Harold Cope’s jacket: Continuation of the Somme Campaign
- A Film programme: Tanks and the End of the Somme
- Army Rations: Food in the trenches
- A dummy called ‘Douglas’: Relaxation at the Front
- A French phrase book: The British Soldier abroad
- Tubby Clayton’s Chalice: Consolation and Human Contact
- A Body Density map: Casualties on the Western Front
- A Bairnsfather Cartoon: Soldiers on Love
- Last remains of HMS Indefatigable: The Battle of Jutland
- A U-Boat’s wireless receiver: Submarine warfare after Jutland
- Edward Thomas’s Last Words: A “Lost Generation”?
- The Easter Rebels’ Surrender: Ireland’s Easter Rising
- Model Prime Ministers: A Change of Leadership
- The Stars and Stripes: America enters the war
- A Bolshevik banner: Russia in turmoil
- Culley’s Sopwith Camel: The Battle for the Skies
- A trench Mortar from Vimy: The Battle of Arras and Nivelle’s Offensive
- A Toy Soldier: Mutinies in the French Army
- A German Officer’s Cap: The Third Battle of Ypres – “Passchendaele”
- Gordon Hassell’s Tank Mask: The Battle of Cambrai
- A Simplex Trench locomotive: Logistics in the war
- The “C Type” Aerial camera: British Intelligence during the war
- Private Highgate’s Charge Sheet: Military discipline and deserters
- Siegfried Sassoon’s Revolver: Writers at war
- John Singer Sargent’s Gassed: Artists’ Responses to the War
- A Hanukkah lamp from Jerusalem: The Palestine Campaign
- Lawrence of Arabia’s Rifle: T. E. Lawrence and the Arab revolt
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Part 5 – From Near-Defeat to Victory
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- The Food Queue: Shortages and rationing in Britain
- A ration of eggs: Germany under the Blockade
- The President’s Fourteen Points: US Peace Feelers and Russian exit
- Dazzle Camouflage for ships: Convoys and “Q” ships
- Field Marshal Haig’s Special Order: The German Spring Offensives – Kaiserschlacht
- A Toby Jug for the Field Marshal: Generalship in the war
- The Red Baron’s broken engine: Fighter aces and the later air war
- A British Mark V tank: The Black Day of the German Army
- Captured German Shoulder Straps: The Last Hundred Days
- A Wreath for Saladin: The End of the Palestine Campaign
- An Ersatz Nightdress: The Collapse of the Central Powers
- Queen Mary’s Union Jack: The Armistice
- “Hang the Kaiser”: The Khaki Election
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Part 6 – A new European Landscape
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- Sir William Orpen’s Unknown British Soldier: The Paris Peace Conference
- A Gun to Shoot Seagulls: The End of the High Seas Fleet
- A new stamp for a new country: The Birth of the League of Nations
- The Old Kaiser’s Crown: Germany in Turmoil
- Augustus Agar’s Boat: The Allies Versus the Bolsheviks
- The Famous Néry Gun: The Creation of the Imperial War Museum
- Gunner Miller’s Cross: War Graves and Remembrance
- A sketch for the Cenotaph: Enduring Symbols of the Great War
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- Maps
- Further Reading
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