The fields around the battlefield of Ypres, the site of four years of bloodshed during World War I, are littered with hidden trenches, bunkers and dugouts that are being excavated by archaeologists. But the expansion of an industrial park, combined with the city of Ypres' rapid expansion, threatens to destroy kilometers of hidden history.
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France used the funeral of its last surviving World War I veteran Monday as an opportunity to honor all French soldiers who fought in the war.
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World War I was the first war in which the US government used posters as a cheap and effective means of mass communication. Playing on cultural roles of gender and family and utilizing the power of symbols and personification, US wartime posters addressed such needs as recruitment, government bond and loan campaigns, labor, food conservation, and Red Cross fund drives.
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By the end of the First World War the Imperial War Museum held the most important collection of contemporary British art in the country. Augmented by subsequent war artist schemes, the collection now offers a fascinating insight into twentieth century warfare both on the front line and at home.
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