Tag Archives: First World War

Call for chapters: Popular Song around the World during the First World War

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A considerable bibliography exists on nineteenth century popular song, and somewhat less on song from the first two decades of the twentieth century. The years of the First World War have been little studied, though in some countries this work has begun. This book will go further towards filling this gap, working on the assumption that popular song of the time, often presented on the variety theatre stage and distributed by the sale of sheet music, expressed the joys, fears and fantasies of millions, and constituted a significant part of their history.

Only work which has not before been published in English will be considered. Detailed proposals for chapters (around 500 words, with a 300 word biography of the person proposing) should be sent to: john.mullen@wanadoo.fr by 15 January 2016.

For more information, see here.

New book: Britain, Northern Rhodesia and the First World War: Forgotten Colonial Crisis

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A new book, by Edward James Yorke, entitled Britain, Northern Rhodesia and the First World War: Forgotten Colonial Crisis (with a foreword by Professor Sir Hew Strachan), was published by Taurus / Macmillan in June 2015.

Reclaiming material memories of the First World War through ALS: a Prisoner of War Camp in Czersk, Poland

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For researchers interested in archaeology and the First World War, please see here for a poster, which presents the results of reclaiming material memories of the Prisoners of War Camp (PoW), run by the Germans during the First World War in Czersk (Poland) using ALS data and its derivatives.

Further information on this work can be found in:
Kobiałka D., Kostyrko M., Kajda K., 2015, Inconspicous and forgotten material memories of the First World War: the case of a PoW camp in Czersk, Poland [in:]Zalewska A., Scott J., Saunders N. (eds) Archaeology as a Medium of Reconciliation. Modern Conflict Archaeology (1914-2014), in press.

Hydrophones and piezoelectricity: Ernest Rutherford and anti-submarine innovations in the Royal Navy during World War One

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Dr Elizabeth Bruton, Co-curator / Researcher, Harry’s Story: A Scientist Lost to War, Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford has made available her recent presentation entitled Hydrophones and piezoelectricity: Ernest Rutherford and anti-submarine innovations in the Royal Navy during World War One.

You can access a copy here.

New book: War in the Balkans: Conflict and Diplomacy before WW1

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Based on a 2012 Oxford conference, the forthcoming book ‘War in the Balkans: Conflict and Diplomacy before World War 1’ by James Pettifer and Tom Buchanan will be published shortly by I B Tauris.

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CFP: The Balkans and Migration on the 100th Anniversary of the First World War International Congress

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The First World War, one of the greatest tragedies in the history of humankind, caused the death of millions of people, migrations and change of borders in the Ottoman lands in particular and in the world in general. In this respect, Istanbul University and the Federation of Rumelia-BalkanAssociations regard necessary to raise the issue with an academic perspective.

The congress of “The Balkans and Migration on the 100th Anniversary of the First World War” aims at shedding light on the borders movements during the First World War, their political, military, socio-cultural and economic implications on the societies as well as states

Transportation and accommodation expenses of the participants during the congress will be met by the Organizers. Papers will be presented in English and Turkish. Those who wish to attend to congress with a paper must send the abstracts accordingly up to September 15, 2015. In this context, Participation Form must be filled out completely. The full text of the papers must be submitted via e-mail by November 15, 2015. The papers not delivered up to the announced date will be removed from the congress program.

The congress will be held in Istanbul on 2-4th of December 2015. The papers which are approved by the Scientific Committee and presented in the sessions will be published in the congress proceedings book. We will be pleased by your participation to the Congress of “The Balkans and Migration on the 100th Anniversary of the First World War” with an original paper.

For more information about the congress, please see here.

AHS Classics Virtual Issue: Australia and the First World War

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This Special AHS Classics Virtual Issue highlights the important contribution that Australian Historical Studies has made to our understanding of Australia and the First World War. Drawing on over forty years of scholarship and debate, the volume showcases key articles by some of Australia’s most significant historians of the war and the Anzac tradition that emerged from it. These articles show that the adaptability of the Anzac legend requires investigation and caution in the production of new histories of events a century distant.

The articles in this virtual special issue are currently free to view until the end of December 2015. For further information and to access the articles, click here.