Canadian History Links - Both Academic and Applied
This site provides 1844 photos of the Great War. It is a WWI image
archive.
http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm
First World War battles site
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/index.htm
This site was established by a group of individuals with an
interest in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and their role in
the First World War. There is a link to the Canadian
Expeditionary Force study group.
http://cefresearch.com/matrix/Neil/
Canadian Great War Project
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/
Old Front line Battlefields of WWI
http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/
Flowerdew receives the Victoria Cross
http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbflower.htm
The Battle of Arras (Vimy Ridge)
http://warchronicle.com/wwi/battles/vimy.htm
The Great Battle of Arras
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Arras/Arras_02.htm
National Archives of Canada: Canada and the First World War
(Collection of
links)
http://www.archives.ca/05/0518/051804_e.html
Links to specific Canadian Battle sites
http://canadahistory.about.com/cs/ww1battles/index.htm
For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War
http://www.kingandempire.com
Canadian War Museum: Canvas of War: Masterpieces from the
Canadian War
Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/guerre/home-e.aspx
A Canadian's Visit to Vimy and the Battlefields of Flanders
(photos)
http://www.interlog.com/~fatjack/vimy/vimy.html
Battle of Hangard Wood
The Battle of Moreuil Wood
Letters from WWI Soldiers
This site offers period books, magazines, publications and other
materials with more than 8000 authentic photos, illustrations and
news articles from the First World War. Also uses French, German
and Austrian sources.
http://www.greatwardifferent.com
This site is dedicated to the history and battlefields of the
Great War 1914 – 1918.
http://battlefields1418.com
This is a site offers 75,000 soldier entries, 6,500 War Diary
entries, 380 transcripted letters and newspaper articles, 530
images and other useful information.
http://canadiangreatwarproject.com
This UNESCO-sponsored Art of the First World War site includes
paintings on a variety of aspects of the war.
http://www.art-ww1.com/
This site is dedicated to various battles (the Somme,
Passchendaele), trench warfare, weapons and other aspects
associated with WWI.
http://firstworldwar.com
This is the online site of the Imperial War Museum. It contains
hundreds of pictures, paintings, sound clips and film clips for
both the First and Second World Wars.
http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/onland/
This website, created by Veteran Affairs Canada, is an excellent
resource. Please browse this website but also look at the "links"
section which provides internet links to various World War I
topics.
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general
This site features a series of panoramic images of trench life,
dugouts, dogfights, etc. It will offer some great insight into
developing your trenches.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/launch_pan_trench_dugout_entrance.shtml
Animation of the race to the sea and the major battles on the
Western Front.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml
A BBC site of photos taken of World War One.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/gallery_tactics.shtml
Footage of Germans digging trenches in the First World War
http://www.firstworldwar.com/video/germantrenches.htm
Provides a description of Trenchfoot.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kylet1/trench.htm
Trench foot explained and pictured, Site #2
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfoot.htm
18. Another great site exploring the significance for
Canadians in
World War One.
http://www.interlog.com/~fatjack/vimy/vimy.html
CBC archives include historical broadcasts -- both television and
radio
http://archives.cbc.ca/
Through this site, the British are releasing some 50,000 digital
images taken from aircraft during WWII. These are a sample
selection. Be sure to examine Auschwitz and German parade
ground. The former will give you the chills!
http://www.evidenceincamera.co.uk/image_shop/imshop_aircraft.htm
Site by and for Ottawa Trekkers
On to Ottawa Trek / Regina Riot
On-to-Ottawa / Regina Riot at CBC Archives
Regina Riot - Millar biography