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- American Battlefields in France - Concentrates on the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and the battlefields of Chateau-Thierry and the Belleau wood area.
perso.wanadoo.fr/war_1
- Antwerp 1914 and the Royal Naval Division - The siege of Antwerp in October 1914 and the part played by the Royal Naval Division. Includes contemporary and recent German and British maps.
www.stormloader.com/abn311/intro.htm
- Battle of Liege - A description of the fortifications that played a part in the battle of Liege.
www.geocities.com/~brialmont
- Battle of Vimy Ridge - Provides a summary and an analysis of the importance of the battle, with pictures and useful links to related websites.
vimyridge.tripod.com
- Captain E.G.L. Whiteaway - Documents and other material brought back to England from the Western Front.
www.ga98tew.eurobell.co.uk
- First World War Memorials - Brief guide to sites of interest, and memorials on the Western Front. Northern France and Belgium sites of interest, and pointers on where to stay.
www.eebo.freeserve.co.uk/first.htm
- First World War.com - The Western Front - Wide-ranging collection of battles, major and minor, fought on the Western Front during World War I. Includes actions in Ypres, on the Somme and at Passchendaele.
www.firstworldwar.com/battles/wf.htm
- First World War.com - The Western Front Today - Features present day photographs and accompanying texts of War battlefields.
www.firstworldwar.com/today
- Hinchingbrooke Battlefields Page - This website provides short summaries of several battles, with a focus on those in the Somme. It details a trip made by a group of students to the battlefields.
www.hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk/btl/btlembark.html
- Hinchingbrooke Battlefields Pages - Information on several battles of World War I, including the Somme and Ypres, created by schoolchildren after a class trip to the battlefields.
www.hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk/btl/btlintro1.html
- Iron Harvest - Family history research page, providing information, products and services for those with an interest in the Ypres (Ieper) and Somme battlefields of the Great War.
www.ironharvest.co.uk/system/shopassistant.htm
- South Africans at Delville Wood - I. S. Uys wrote this lengthy article for the South African Military History Journal, focusing on the involvement of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade on the Western Front of World War I.
rapidttp.com/milhist/vol072iu.html#corr
- The Battlefields of Northern France - The author of the novel "The Volunteer" visits the graves of Irish volunteers killed fighting with the British Army.
www.columbia.edu/~fjk4/war.html
- The Belgian Frontline - The story of the "forgotten front", the Belgian lines along the Yser, from 1914-18. Copiously illustrated with pictures and includes maps of the area.
www.geocities.com/wolf40be/index.html
- The War Room - Mainly concerned with the British section of the Western Front, 1914-1918.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2354
- The Western Front Association - Members are involved in many different aspects of 'Remembering'; from their own research into family, military or social history, through the maintenance of memorials, and visiting battlefield sites, to writing or giving talks.
www.westernfront.co.uk
- Western Front Tourist's Guide - Wander the battlefields of Europe through this extensive virtual tour of places identified with the Great War.
www.worldwar1.com/sftour.htm
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