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History Extra explains… How much did the First World War cost?
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Was the British army ready for war in 1914?
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Quiz – Would you have been accepted to join the army and fight in WW1 in August 1914?
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History explorer: The interwar holiday revolution
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The First World War in colour
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10 golden rules of fitness for First World War soldiers
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The global First World War
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The German view on the First World War
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Shot at dawn: the First World War soldiers executed for desertion and cowardice
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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the bloody eastern front in 1914
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Did the Somme offensive achieve anything?
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Cold War smuggling and First World War veterans
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Finance and war
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The legacy of the First World War
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Pain through the prism of war
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