World War II is one of the most documented conflicts in history ... of its brutal violence and celebrate its martial purpose. Color photography, though not new, had only just become widely ...

That said, when the First World War began in 1914 ... There were, however, a handful of photographers working in color. One of those was American Charles C. Zoller, a Rochester, New York-based ...

The largest Commonwealth war grave cemetery in the world. At 11 o’clock on 11th November 1919, one year after the war, people all over the country bowed their heads. Buses and trains stopped moving.

Every year on 11 November they stop for a short moment of reflection. Poppies grew on the barren fields of World War One and are used to remember soldiers who died in battle. Paper poppies are ...

Historical debate & discussion programming to mark the centenary of World War One. BBC Two Was the Great War a great mistake? In this one-off 90-minute programme for BBC Two, in front of an ...

The laces made in Belgium during World War One are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life’s Textile Collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

World War One ended 11th November 1918 and took the lives of nine million soldiers. But as Michael Palin discovers, its battlegrounds in Europe are still full of revealing evidence of bitter fighting.