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'Indian Army in the First World War' book cover
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Indian Army in the First World War

Buy a copy of this edited volume, compiled by Alan Jeffreys, which reassesses the important global role of the Indian Army during the First World War.

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Tommy French

Buy a copy of Julian Walker's book in which he investigates the way language was shaped by the First World War.

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Medal awarded to Indian soldier demonstrates substantial role India played in First World War
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Medal awarded to Indian soldier demonstrates substantial role India played in First World War

In October 1918, Indian medical officer Captain Heerajee Cursetjee was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery during the final stages of the First World War campaign in Mesopotamia.

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Kensington soldier’s archives describe secret parachute mission in the First World War
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Kensington soldier’s archives describe secret parachute mission in the First World War

One hundred years ago in June 1918, Major John Carter was serving as an intelligence officer in Italy assisting in a top secret and pioneering mission to parachute agents behind enemy lines.

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Devon soldier’s diary offers unique eyewitness account of the First World War
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Devon soldier’s diary offers unique eyewitness account of the First World War

In May 1918, Lance-Corporal Talbot Mohan and his comrades were resting in a quiet sector of the Western Front when the Germans launched the third phase of their Spring Offensive. Mohan's unpublished war diary offers a unique eyewitness account of the chaos of the subsequent Allied retreat. 

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The Western Front

Buy a copy of Nick Lloyd's new book, in which he tells the story of the Western Front not as a symbol of the futility of war but as a triumph against the odds.

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Schools workshops

We run a programme of curriculum-linked workshops taught by museum staff in our Foyle Centre.

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Blood-stained and torn tunic of Fulham soldier to be displayed in Chelsea's National Army Museum
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Blood-stained and torn tunic of Fulham soldier to be displayed in Chelsea's National Army Museum

he battle-worn tunic of a local First World War soldier is to go on display in Chelsea's National Army Museum when it re-opens next year as a poignant reminder of the brutality of trench warfare - specifically the Battle of the Somme. The Museum also tells the story of Captain George Johnson on its First World War in Focus online portal.

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Are we getting Remembrance right? An evening to remember at the National Army Museum
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Are we getting Remembrance right? An evening to remember at the National Army Museum

As the First World War centenary period draws to a close, the National Army Museum hosts its November 'museum late', asking the pertinent question: Are we getting Remembrance right?

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Welsh soldier's photos reveal the logistical problems of a desert war
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Welsh soldier's photos reveal the logistical problems of a desert war

The previously unseen personal photographs of a Welsh soldier who served in Egypt during the First World War are being published online by the National Army Museum.

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Buried Among Kings: The Story of the Unknown Warrior

To mark the centenary of the Unknown Warrior being laid to rest in Westminster Abbey, the National Army Museum presents a new exhibition telling the story of this symbolic memorial dedicated to the British servicemen who died during the First World War.

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Manchester sergeant's diary reveals bitter struggle of Somme warfare
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Manchester sergeant's diary reveals bitter struggle of Somme warfare

The personal diary of Sergeant James Littler is being published online 100 years after he survived the fierce fighting at the Battle of the Somme on the National Army Museum's commemorative website First World War in Focus.

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