Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Cousins at War

Animated map of the war's western front shows the attacks, counterattacks, and shifts in military strategy that took place along this line of battle over the full course of the World War One.

In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.

Website encompasses every aspect of World War II with particular emphasis on British roles and viewpoints. Resources include a range of audio, visual, and interactive media. Content coverage highlights include the war at sea, the air...

A collection of six multimedia presentations that use archival photographs, film, voice-overs, and primary source documents to tell the story of World War I in a series of episodes on volunteering and recruitment, patrolling at night,...

A five-part overview of the causes of World War I.

An account of the Russian invasion of East Prussia at the start of World War I.

Article about the first shot fired by British forces in World War I includes an eye-witness account of a young British cavalryman who was present at the engagement.

Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.

Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on April 23 and 24, 1915, relates events of the fighting at Ypres, including the German use of poison gas.

Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports from the "Daily Mirror" published on June 3, 1916, about the British naval engagement at Jutland.