FROM THE TRENCHES: A GREAT WAR PATHFINDER

 
  • GREAT WEBSITES ON THE GREAT WAR
 
 
First World War (firstworldwar.com): A multimedia history of World War I
 
 
World War I (History Channel):  Videos, photo gallery, and articles.
 
World War I - Trenches on the Web:  An Internet history of the Great War.
 
Doughboy Center: A comprehensive resource on the U.S. military involvement in World War I.  Find resources on land, air and naval operations,various personalities, weapons, uniforms and a lot more.
 
Documents from the First World War (Professor William Patch, Washington and Lee University)
 
 
 
The World War I Document Archive (GWPDA):  An archive of primary documents that looks at the international situation.  It presents both primary and secondary documents ranging from 1890 through 1930.
 
World War I Document Archive (Brigham Young University):  An archive of primary documents from World War I.

The Treaty of Versailles (Brigham Young University):  The full treaty with all its articles.  Also includes a maps and charts section.
 
Lost Poets of the Great War (Emory University):  Looks at six poets who wrote about the Great War, includes their works, a chronology of the war and the human cost.
 
World War I (Shmoop):  Summary, analysis, timeline, battle, people, photos and more.
 
Tunnelling Companies in the Great War (The Tunnellers's Memorial, Givenchy)  This site relates the extraordinary and little known art of tunnelling under or next to your enemy's position.  (This site is located in Britain, hence the spelling of tunneling or tunneler with two Ls)
 
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918  A great place to do research, whether you're trailing a certain individual, unit, formation or looking at a specific battle or technical aspect.
 
The Western Front Association: Since 1980 this group has sought to further interest in the Great War.  Look for the many articles and research done on World War I.  On the home page, don't miss the tabs at the top of the page, such as Land War, Maps, Naval & Air War, and People.
 
 
The Great War Archive:  Contains over 6,500 items contributed by the general public.
 
Recipe for Victory: Food and Cooking in Wartime The Recipe for Victory (University of Wisconsin) This digital collection contains books and government publications showing the national effort to promote and implement a plan to make food the key to winning World War I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
MORE SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE GREAT WAR
 
 
 
 
  • VOICE RECORDINGS FROM THE GREAT WAR
(Library of Congress)  Recordings of some of America's leaders at the time of the Great War.  Featured are John J. Pershing, James W. Gerard, and Samuel Gompers.
(Library of Congress)  Recordings of the Presidential candidates addressing America's problems caused by the aftermath of the war. Included are Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Corinne Roosevelt, James M. Cox, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 
 
 
  • MAPS OF THE GREAT WAR
 
 
Campaign Atlas to the Great War (West Point): Features two dozen maps on World War I.
 
 
 
 
 
All photographs on this page are courtesy of the Great War Primary Document Archive: Photos of the Great War.  Visit this website to explore a vast array of photographs from World War I.