A History of the First World War in 100 Objects  8716

Part 1 – Imperialism, Nationalism & The Road to War

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  1. King George’s Imperial Crown: The Heyday of the British Empire
  2. The Pen that signed the Ulster Covenant: British Troubles and Irish Tensions
  3. A Prussian Pickelhaube: Prussian Militarism and Germany’s Rise
  4. Sergeant Miller’s Recruitment Sign: Anglo-German Naval Rivalry
  5. A Map of European Rivalry: Europe’s Alliances and Animosities
  6. 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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  1. The New Paper Money: British War Measures & “DORA”
  2. “Your Country Needs You”: Lord Kitchener & the Recruitment Drive
  3. The Newcastle Commercials’ Drum: Pals Battalions
  4. HMS Lance‘s 4-inch gun: The Opening of Naval Hostilities
  5. German jackboots: the Schlieffen Plan and German Invasion
  6. Pantalons Rouges – “A National Affair!”: The Battle of the Frontiers
  7. An Atrocity Poster: German Atrocities and Schrecklichkeit
  8. Pattern 1908 web equipment: The British Expeditionary Force joins battle
  9. B43 — A London Bus at the Front: The BEF & The First Battle of Ypres
  10. An Iron Cross for “Baby-Killers”: German Bombardment and the Battle of Dogger Bank
  11. Eric Rowden’s Christmas Button: The Christmas Truce
  12. Austrian Commemorative Ribbons: Tannenberg and the Eastern Front
  13. Barnardiston’s Samurai Sword: Japan enters the War
  14. The Imperial Eagle in Africa: The War in Africa
  15. Admiral Souchon’s Medals: The Ottoman Empire Enters the War

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Part 3 – Theatres of War

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  1. A Pig called Tirpitz: War in the Pacific and South Atlantic
  2. Major Anderson’s Stick: The Mesopotamian Campaign
  3. An Australian Battalion’s Flag: The Gallipoli Campaign
  4. An Italian Trench Helmet: Italy in the First World War
  5. The Highlanders’ Bulgarian Maxim: Salonika and the Balkan Front
  6. Lusitania Survivor’s Camisole: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
  7. A Zeppelin’s Ammunition Box: The Aerial Bombing of Britain
  8. A ticket collector’s hat: Women’s Work in Wartime Britain
  9. The Munitionettes’ First Heavy Shell: The Struggle to Produce Munitions
  10. Kaiser Bill Toilet Roll: Propaganda in the War
  11. Nurse Cavell’s Secret Diary: The Creation of an Icon
  12. Captain Fryatt’s Watch: Defying the U-Boats
  13. William Harrison’s No-Conscription Fellowship Card: Enlistment to Conscription
  14. The ‘Mother’ of Guns: Artillery in the First World War
  15. The Vickers Machine Gun: Machine Guns on the Western Front
  16. A Message Streamer: The Early Air War
  17. A Trench Shovel: War in the trenches
  18. A petrified glove: Gas warfare and the Second Battle of Ypres
  19. Conway Jackson’s Prayer Book: The Battle of Loos
  20. The Fullerphone: Communications in the war
  21. A Deceptive Tree: Camouflage in the war
  22. The Geophone: Military mining in the war
  23. Captain Shaw’s escape aids: Prisoners of war
  24. “War Dog 180”: Animals on the Frontline
  25. Mairi Chisholm’s Decorations: Military medals

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Part 4 – Mud and blood

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  1. Private Bérenger’s Adrian Helmet: Helmets for the troops
  2. William Short’s Brodie Helmet: The Road to the Somme
  3. Harold Startin’s Trench Club: Trenches – a day in the life
  4. The Soixante-Quinze field gun: Assault on Verdun
  5. Postcard from the Eastern front: The Brusilov Offensive
  6. Billie Nevill’s football: The first day of the Somme
  7. Harold Cope’s jacket: Continuation of the Somme Campaign
  8. A Film programme: Tanks and the End of the Somme
  9. Army Rations: Food in the trenches
  10. A dummy called ‘Douglas’: Relaxation at the Front
  11. A French phrase book: The British Soldier abroad
  12. Tubby Clayton’s Chalice: Consolation and Human Contact
  13. A Body Density map: Casualties on the Western Front
  14. A Bairnsfather Cartoon: Soldiers on Love
  15. Last remains of HMS Indefatigable: The Battle of Jutland
  16. A U-Boat’s wireless receiver: Submarine warfare after Jutland
  17. Edward Thomas’s Last Words: A “Lost Generation”?
  18. The Easter Rebels’ Surrender: Ireland’s Easter Rising
  19. Model Prime Ministers: A Change of Leadership
  20. The Stars and Stripes: America enters the war
  21. A Bolshevik banner: Russia in turmoil
  22. Culley’s Sopwith Camel: The Battle for the Skies
  23. A trench Mortar from Vimy: The Battle of Arras and Nivelle’s Offensive
  24. A Toy Soldier: Mutinies in the French Army
  25. A German Officer’s Cap: The Third Battle of Ypres – “Passchendaele”
  26. Gordon Hassell’s Tank Mask: The Battle of Cambrai
  27. A Simplex Trench locomotive: Logistics in the war
  28. The “C Type” Aerial camera: British Intelligence during the war
  29. Private Highgate’s Charge Sheet: Military discipline and deserters
  30. Siegfried Sassoon’s Revolver: Writers at war
  31. John Singer Sargent’s Gassed: Artists’ Responses to the War
  32. A Hanukkah lamp from Jerusalem: The Palestine Campaign
  33. 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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  1. The Food Queue: Shortages and rationing in Britain
  2. A ration of eggs: Germany under the Blockade
  3. The President’s Fourteen Points: US Peace Feelers and Russian exit
  4. Dazzle Camouflage for ships: Convoys and “Q” ships
  5. Field Marshal Haig’s Special Order: The German Spring Offensives – Kaiserschlacht
  6. A Toby Jug for the Field Marshal: Generalship in the war
  7. The Red Baron’s broken engine: Fighter aces and the later air war
  8. A British Mark V tank: The Black Day of the German Army
  9. Captured German Shoulder Straps: The Last Hundred Days
  10. A Wreath for Saladin: The End of the Palestine Campaign
  11. An Ersatz Nightdress: The Collapse of the Central Powers
  12. Queen Mary’s Union Jack: The Armistice
  13. “Hang the Kaiser”: The Khaki Election

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Part 6 – A new European Landscape

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  1. Sir William Orpen’s Unknown British Soldier: The Paris Peace Conference
  2. A Gun to Shoot Seagulls: The End of the High Seas Fleet
  3. A new stamp for a new country: The Birth of the League of Nations
  4. The Old Kaiser’s Crown: Germany in Turmoil
  5. Augustus Agar’s Boat: The Allies Versus the Bolsheviks
  6. The Famous Néry Gun: The Creation of the Imperial War Museum
  7. Gunner Miller’s Cross: War Graves and Remembrance
  8. A sketch for the Cenotaph: Enduring Symbols of the Great War

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  • Maps
  • Further Reading
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