Collection items

Discover World War One historical sources from both sides of the conflict, contributed by institutions from across Europe.

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Booklet 'Women's effort in war time'
Booklet, Illustration
The title of this booklet translates as ‘women’s effort in wartime’, published by the European Fashion Journal. It conta...
Cook book for the trenches
Book, Drawing
Today’s men are often able to cook well, partly as a result of the emancipation process and changes to role perceptions ...
German satirical map of Europe in 1914
Map, Illustration
A buck-toothed England looks grumpy – with Ireland growling at its back – and hesitates to mobilise its fleet. France is...
Map with bullet hole and photograph of Walter Flex
Map, Photograph, Manuscript
The corners of this handcrafted map are covered in mud. And there is a hole – apparently from a bullet. This bullet prob...
The mill in the Ardennes
Illustration
This is the story The Mill in the Ardennes – one volume in a series of penny magazines. Penny magazines were cheap bookl...
The world war in photographs
Book, Photograph, Drawing
Soldiers took pictures of their life away from home. Among these 50 personal photographs from World War One are smiling...