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World War I - Battles, Facts, Videos and Pictures - History
Explore the history of World War I, including pivotal battles, milestone events, and cultural figures, only on History.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i
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History of the First World War - History World
History of the first world war including diplomatic drift towards war, strategic drift towards war, five weeks to war.
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa01
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The History Place - World War I Timeline - 1914, War Erupts
Comprehensive timeline with many rare photos and informative photo captions.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/firstworldwar/index-1914.html
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First World War: Feature Articles - The Causes of World War One
First world war, a multimedia history of world war one.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm
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The Deadliest Weapons of World War I
Today we take granted that warfare is mechanized, electronicized, a form of human activity where humans are the least important component.
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-five-deadliest-weapons-world-war-i-11010
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A History of World War One in 10 Deadly Weapons
The war did not follow expected lines as new technologies ripped up the rule book.
http://www.independent.ie/life/world-war-1/a-history-of-world-war-one-in-10-deadly-weapons-30249206.html
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BBC History - World War One Centenary - WW1 1914-1918
Discover new perspectives on the First World War (WW1 or The Great War). Catch up on TV and Radio or explore our new Guides for the World War One Centenary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nb93y
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World War One - The British Library
Supported by over 500 historical sources from across Europe, 50 newly-commissioned articles written by historians, teachers' notes and more, this resource examines key themes in the history of World War One.
http://www.bl.uk/world-war-one
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World War I - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
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World War I History - History
In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I, which pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers).
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history
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The War to End All Wars? Hardly. But It Did Change Them Forever - The New York Times
World War I destroyed kings, kaisers, czars and sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons; it brought millions of women into the work force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/world-war-i-brought-fundamental-changes-to-the-world.html
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First World War: 15 Legacies Still With Us Today
The great war may have been destructive, but it also generated so many startling developments - in medicine, warfare, geopolitics and social relations - that its influence still resonates today. Here are 15 lasting legacies of the war. If you think we've missed anything, add it in the comment thread.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/firstworldwar
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How the Great War Shaped the World - The Atlantic
The trauma of 1914-18 forever changed geopolitical boundaries, the science of killing, and the meaning of war.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/08/how-the-great-war-shaped-the-world/373468/
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World War I: The War That Changed Everything - WSJ
World War I began 100 years ago this month, and in many ways, writes historian Margaret MacMillan, it remains the defining conflict of the modern era.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/world-war-i-the-war-that-changed-everything-1403300393
