A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...

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Find out in our guide. When did World War One start? What happened when World War One began? Learn about why the war started and who was involved. The British Empire during World War One How did ...

France is Russia's ally and begins mobilising its forces ... The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four colonies in East, West and South Africa.

And so began ... of World War I, a ceasefire suddenly swept across areas of the Western front in 1914. Massive amounts of life had already been extinguished, but there was one event that halted ...

World War One began on July 28, 1914 and finished on November 11, 1918. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914 was deemed as the trigger for war.

BBC One Opening the World War One commemoration season on the BBC ... He explores how, as the casualties began to mount, a movement grew in Britain to get them home. Fergal also meets the children ...