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SAS joins in the national recognition of a milestone in history

SAS joins in the national recognition of a milestone in history

by aseifert | Oct 30, 2014 | Events, History & Classics, Training and Research

The centenary of the First World War is described on the British Government’s website as “a significant milestone in world history”. On August 4 it was marked by a range of national commemorative events including services of remembrance. To coincide with the...
The day Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia (28 July 1914)

The day Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia (28 July 1914)

by aseifert | Jul 28, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, First World War Centenary, History & Classics

By Dejan Djokić Squeezed between the centenaries of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914  – which inspired a recent media frenzy, numerous academic conferences and even political events – and the Great...
Politics, history and the teaching World War One

Politics, history and the teaching World War One

by aseifert | Jan 14, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, First World War Centenary, History & Classics

Last week Education Secretary, Michael Gove ignited a new row claiming that the television comedy Blackadder fed ‘left-wing’ myths about World War One.  In the Daily Mail Gove argued that ‘The First World War may have been a uniquely horrific war, but it was also...

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