Gallipoli

Part 2 of Portrayals of the First World War in Media: The Water Diviner

As part of an ongoing feature, every so often I will be watching a film, TV series or documentary and assessing how I feel is represents the First World War. I won’t be giving a complete run down of the media sources that I write about, but I hope to give an insight into theContinue reading “Part 2 of Portrayals of the First World War in Media: The Water Diviner”

What happened during the First World War? – June

This post is the next in a series, giving a monthly overview of some of the key events that happened throughout the First World War. 1914 28th – The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by Gavrilo Princip. The Archduke and his wife were visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia when they wereContinue reading “What happened during the First World War? – June”

How the First World War is remembered in New Zealand – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of my post highlighting the many ways in which New Zealand remembers its war dead. This post picks up where we left off, by entering into the capital city Wellington. In Wellington, there were many examples that I could discuss in this blog post. For the sake of simplicity, I willContinue reading “How the First World War is remembered in New Zealand – Part 2”

What happened during the First World War? – April

In this special monthly post, I will be highlighting key dates throughout the First World War. This post features the key events that happened during the month of April. 1915 22nd – The Second Battle of Ypres begins at 1700 with the first large scale deployment of poison gas by the Germans against French territorialContinue reading “What happened during the First World War? – April”