ENGL 2200: The First World War

The text of the poem by Charlotte Mew.

A subtly written story about a grieving Englishwoman who travels to a military cemetery on the Continent to visit her son's grave.

A news story on two historians who believe that the soldier buried as John Kipling was misidentified.

In this Timeline documentary, Professor David Reynolds explains how the events that lead to the Armistice planted the seeds of WWII (55 min).

A short film showing the creation of prosthetic devices for men with severe facial injuries. WARNING: the injuries displayed here are severe. French, 1918. (4 min).

A short history of the founding of the League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations.

Recorded in The Royal Albert Hall, London, on November 11, 1928. Two short drop-outs at 1:28 and 2:57 mar the audio file.

A memorial volume, described as "a first selection of the lives of young men who have fallen in the great war."

This website, from the US State Department's Office of the Historian, discusses the 1919 Peace Conference and the resulting Treaty that was instrumental in the start of WWII.

A overview of President Wilson and his failed efforts to sustain a lasting peace after WWI. His idea for a League of Nations would eventually lead to the founding of the United Nations after WWII.

An article on plastic surgery and prosthetics for soldiers mutilated in the War.

This article by Andrew Crompton examines the design of The Cenotaph by Sir Edward Luytens, and asks why people have reacted so strongly to it.

How changing social attitudes regarding the treatment of the fallen led to the creation of British military cemeteries.

An analysis of the 40 million dead.

A gallery of WWI monuments and memorials in Britain.