Primary source material for the study of the First World War, from personal narratives and printed books to military files, propaganda pamphlets, and visual documents.
The material is complemented by a range of contextual secondary material, including scholarly essays, case studies, and interactive maps. Contains four modules: Personal Experiences, Propaganda & Recruitment, Visual Perspectives & Narratives, and A Global Conflict.
Digitized materials include:
Diaries and journals
Letters
Personal narratives and reminiscences
Trench literature and soldiers journals
Postcards
Scrapbooks and albums
Photographs and 360 views of personal items and objects
Sketches and paintings
Ephemera
Sheet music
Photographs
Film
War art
Cartoons and comics
Propaganda and recruiting posters
Extracts from local newspapers
Minute books
Papers of the Ministry of Information
Papers of the Kriegspresseamt
Tribunal case files
Instructions for the distribution of propaganda
Leaflets and Pamphlets
Trench maps
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