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World War I in Photos
One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.
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A 10-Part Series By Alan Taylor
This series is up to part four [4] so far, just click on main photo in each section to view all in that section. Many interesting photographs from 100 years ago.
http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/
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While you are studying the images here is another site with details of many battles/areas of WW1
"World War One Battlefields"
High Wood" is the story of just one, there are more at the site.
http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/high_wood.html
One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.
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A 10-Part Series By Alan Taylor
This series is up to part four [4] so far, just click on main photo in each section to view all in that section. Many interesting photographs from 100 years ago.
http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/
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While you are studying the images here is another site with details of many battles/areas of WW1
"World War One Battlefields"
High Wood" is the story of just one, there are more at the site.
http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/high_wood.html