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EFG1914 project - European Film Gateway
European Film Gateway gives access to around 3'000 historic films related to the First World War. European film archives contributing to the European Film Gateway digitised considerable parts of their WWI collections in the scope of the EU-funded project EFG1914.
First World War - Imperial War Museum
Site maintained by the UK's preeminent museum related to all things dealing with the country's wars. Covers various aspects of the war such as "Women in Wartime", gives access to stories, interviews, photographs and more.
First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Project of the University of Oxford. Access British war poets from a variety of backgrounds and their work. Also provides teaching materials and tutorials for various academic levels.
The Great War 1914-1918
Treasure trove of sources and information regarding World War I including such things as a timeline, lists of collections and archives, memorials, and types of medals awarded.
Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1914-1920
U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian site. Provides background into U.S. diplomacy during the war years and the official reasons for the U.S.'s entry into the war in 1917. Also includes a piece of the U.S.'s 1915 invasion of Haiti.
Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918 to 1919
Library of Congress collection of the U.S. Army newspaper for soldiers and other enlisted personnel.
World War I Centennial - National Archives
Comprehensive site providing access to such things as educator resources, photos, stories, primary documents, and a timeline.
WW1 - The Definitive Collection - British Pathe
Collection of newsreel films taken during World War I
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