Policing the Ploughs
As Britain faced the prospect of food shortages in 1917, panic mounted. One solution was to redeploy policemen to plough the land.
First World War
The Poet Who Saw Edith Cavell Die
How did English nurse Edith Cavell become the unlikely guardian angel of Gottfried Benn, the German poet who pronounced her dead?
Beyond Good and Evil: Nietzsche and the Great War
As a frontline soldier in the First World War, the German artist Otto Dix fell under the spell of the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche and his assault on Christian morality.
It Can't Happen Here
A personal interpretation of France under two occupations, reissued as a Modern Classic.
‘The Last Front’ of the Freikorps
Events in the Baltic States at the end of the First World War had serious long-term consequences.
The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret communication between Germany and Mexico was exposed on 3 March 1917.
‘Robert Graves: From Great War Poet to “Good-Bye To All That”’ review
The life and work of the war poet and author is revealed in all its rich complexity.
1918: Year of Victory and Defeat
When the Great War broke out in 1914, the German imperial army was regarded as the finest fighting force on earth. Just four years later, it was crushed by Britain and its allies.
The End of the First World War
Having survived the rigours of the First World War, soldiers faced the return to civilian life. For some, it presented an even greater challenge.
Lest We Forget
The British public are obsessed with the First World War, but know little about how it was brought to an end.