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Salonika Burning by Gail Jones review – wartime novel feels miraculously fresh

Jones takes four famous figures who served in Thessaloniki during the first world war and imagines how their stories could have overlapped

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2022

Glasgow Lord Provost appeals for public help to find out more about war hero grandfather

Councillor Jacqueline McLaren is desperate to find out if any photographs exist of her maternal grandfather Private Allan Hannah McIlvennie who served with the Cameron Highlanders during the First World War.

Glasgow Live · Nov 12, 2022

Inside Kherson war trenches as Ukrainians find 'cannon fodder' Russians left behind

At one freshly-dug First World War-style trench, just over a mile from Russian positions, Major Nazar, 38, with the 63rd Mechanised Brigade told the Mirror they come up against Russian conscripts

Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022

11 things you may not know about the poppy - including why it's a symbol of Remembrance

Every year, the Poppy Appeal helps to support thousands of serving and ex-serving Armed Forces personnel and their families - here are details about what the poppy symbolises

Chronicle Live · Nov 8, 2022

Vandals snap First World War memorial in half ahead of Remembrance Day

‘Unfortunately the figure was a limited edition and is not able to be replaced,’ says council

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Remembrance Day 2023: Changes to the Poppy Appeal through the years and Remembrance Sunday events

It’s a day when many people across the country come together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022

Red deer, winter walks and malt whisky: the Scottish Highlands and islands through the eyes of local people

Guidebooks and travel blogs will get you so far, but there’s nothing quite like being told by a local to visit an ancient tomb or a hidden first world war relic this autumn and winter

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

All Quiet on the Western Front review – anti-war nightmare of bloodshed and chaos

Teenage boys quickly find themselves caught up in the ordeal of trench warfare in this German-language adaptation of the first world war novel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Review: David O. Russell goes to war in 'Amsterdam,' but this historical farce Nether comes together

The title of "Amsterdam," the typically busy and discombulating new movie written and directed by David O. Russell, refers to the events of a memorable Dutch idyll in 1918, toward the end of the First World War. For two wounded American servicemen, Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) and Harold Woodman (John…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

‘Stories told in the dark’ – haunting visions from the painter who operated on his own genitals

Forrest Bess was attached to a camouflage unit during the second world war before suffering a breakdown. He then began to transcribe his nocturnal visions, with alarming results

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022