General Accounts

General Accounts Links

• The Great War A collection of general information on World War I, including bibliographies and links.
  
• Encyclopedia of the First World War Multi-country creation, with each entry involving several pages of text, illustrations, and primary sources.
  
• The Great War, 1914-1918 Articles and statistics about the war. Includes an account of the war, a chronology of events, information on Passchendaele, the 36th (Ulster) Division and the Somme, an account of the author's research into the life and death of one soldier, a list of memorial sites, maps, pictures, a booklist and links to further information.
  
• The Great War: 80 Years On This BBC look at World War I covers various aspects of the conflict, from the Battle of Gallipoli and The Somme, to sad stories relayed by soldiers to their loved ones.
  
• Lou's Trench On The Web World War One resources, facts, pictures, and artifacts collected by a descendent of Italian Army WWI veterans.
  
• In Flanders Fields History of the war, time line, life at and behind the front lines, objects, stories, biographies, and virtual museum.
  
• Military History: WWI Complete resources and links, including campaigns and battles, biographies, propaganda, personal narratives, museums and memorials.
  
• Interdependence, institutions and the balance of power: Britain, Germany, and World War I An account by Paul A. Papayoanou of the complex interrelationships between Britain and Germany which ultimately led to the outbreak of the First World War.
  
• World War I Factbook Wide variety on World War I, including a chronology, information on air aces, naval losses, casualties and a message forum.
  
• A Pilgrimage To Ypres A brief report, with photographs, of a visit to the trenches at Ypres, the Menin Gate, and finally the grave of a grandfather who was killed in the First World War.
  
• Lest We Forget - World War One Web history of World War One, focusing on the events of summer 1914.
  
• The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century A joint US/UK co-production on the course and impact of the First World War. This site, produced to accompany the series, includes detailed historical information on the conflict including maps, a timeline and interviews with historians.
  
• Wartime Propaganda Text of a paper written about the drift towards WWI, and the effects of propaganda on the populace.
  
• The First World War 1914-1918 Provides a chronology of the First World War, casualty figures and a variety of images of the battlefields and memorials.
  
• World War One Discusses the courses, effects and course of the war, including coverage of key personalities, battles and theatres of operations.
  
• Causes of World War I Discussion of the economic and imperial factors which prompted military alliances and an arms race, escalating to the outbreak of war.
  
• Lectures: World War I Presentations by Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College.
  
• A Timeline To The Great War Charts some of the incidents and events which contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.
  
• The Great War Online Offers a contemporary view on different aspects of World War I.
  
• Trenches on the Web An Internet history of the Great War. This is an evolving project, updated frequently with new material submitted by regular users of this site being developed by Mike Lavorone (USA).
  
• The Economic History of the Twentieth Century: World War I An assessment by University of California professor J. Bradford DeLong of the economic impact of the First World War.
  
• WWI: The Great War Detailed chronology of the Great War's main events, and a complete links resource guide.
  
• The Great War, 1914 - 1918 Provides a detailed chronology of the war and information about the involvement of the 36th (Ulster) Division.
  
• The Balkan Causes of WWI Lecture dealing with the causes of World War I, from a Balkan perspective.
  
• The Great War in a Different Light Accounts from contemporary books and magazines, photo galleries and illustrations.
  
• The Great European and World War Information on a limited number of subjects concerning the first months of the war, including military formations, the armies, and the Schlieffen plan.