Collection items

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

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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 ...
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...
Merry military road! 600 amusing graffiti on train...
Book, Photograph
Graffiti artists might regard themselves as modern, but the act of drawing and writing on surfaces in public places is n...
On German prisoner of war camps
Book, Photograph
These photographs are from a book about foreign prisoners of war in German camps. The book reinforced the notion of figh...
Our enemies: 96 character heads from German prison...
Book, Photograph
These men are prisoners of war from various countries, captured in Germany. Nearly all of them glower into the camera, a...
Puzzle book for our warriors
Book, Drawing
This picture puzzle shows a soldier marching through the forest. But ‘Where is the franc-tireur [sharpshooter]?’ He’s no...
The field-grey Nutcracker! All kinds of puzzles, r...
Booklet, Drawing
A huge nutcracker wearing a uniform bares its teeth, presumably against its enemies, not all of which are nuts. This is...
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...