A widespread lack of understanding of the global scale and impact of the First World War has been revealed in a new report.
Research by the British Council in the UK and six other countries shows that knowledge of the conflict - which began 100 years ago is largely limited to the fighting on the Western Front.
University of Exeter historian, Dr Catriona Pennell acted as historical consultant to the report ‘Remember The World As Well As The War’. It explores people's perceptions and knowledge about the First World War and highlights the truly global nature of the conflict...
Devon County Council will be announcing that it will make available £150,000 in funding to help restore war memorials as part of a project marking the WW1 centenary.
The project called ‘Devon remembers’ will see the armed forces, councils, trade unions as well as local historians team up to help community projects to around local war memorials. The project will initially focus on restoring the 2,000 estimated war memorials erected at the end of the First World War many of which have fallen to disrepair. The project will also see schools across the county encourage children to...
