The Great War Archive. Happy Valentine's Day My Angel last night I received a letter from you. I learned how strong was the pain on the day we had to separate. Do you remember those beautiful kisses? Do you remember the last one we gave each other between the tears. You did not dare to say a word. This moving love letter was sent by Sergeant Major Giuseppe Castellani, to his wife Antonia at home in Fossato di Vico, while he was away serving in the Italian army during the First World War. Images: "Memory of our glorious Alps" sent 19 September 1917, and reverse View the full story and the images here. Words by Alun Edwards and Monica Rossi, University of Oxford. Choices Then and Now. First World War Centenary. The First World War. First World War. Events | First World War Centenary. Lives of the First World War - Home page. Legacies of War. Untold Stories of the First World War.
Photos, letters and other memorabilia It was the war that tore Europe apart – a struggle between the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, against the allied powers of Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy and the USA. No European nation was left untouched – even neutral states felt the impact of the war.
But it was the ordinary men and women who were affected the most. This exhibition gives those personal accounts from across Europe for the first time, based on stories and items contributed by the public. Renowned historian and WW1 author Peter Englund said: “This important and imaginative project tells the other side of the story, from the point of view of a young soldier who signed up seeking adventure, to the family devastated by news that he was one of millions who would never return. No matter which side of the conflict they were on, the poignancy of these human experiences is the same.” Canada and the First World War. TNA WWI.
Europeana Collections 1914-1918 - Operation War Diary.