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Calling all History Teachers!
If you are a history teacher in a secondary school then we may have something that interests you… Following on from the success of our WW1 infographics app we have printed a short run of full size...
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A cottage, a chalk badge, some ANZACs and an ‘Old Contemptible’.
I went to look at a prospective new house at the weekend. It was a lovely cottage that is older than America, in a pretty village called Codford, nestled in the Wylye valley. The place we looked at was...
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New Update to The Great War 100 App
Here at Research Towers, we are delighted to announce a new update to our popular The Great War 100 app. This new update sees 27 infographics added covering two different subjects: Tanks and...
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World War One: A Layman’s Guide is launched today on Amazon Kindle
I know what you are thinking: Not another book on the First World War!! To a certain extent, I do sympathise with you. If you type in ‘WW1′ in the books section of Amazon.co.uk you will be confronted...
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Rifles: An update to “The Great War 100″ Infographics app
Today we have issued a small update to our popular “The Great War 100″ app consisting of 7 new infographics covering the rifles used by the infantrymen of the main protagonists of the First World...
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15 WW1 Victoria Cross Facts
I have spent much of my spare time this Christmas period working on the next wave of infographics for ‘The Great War 100′ project I am working on. In particular I have been working on a number of...
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New Update to ‘The Great War 100′ app – Trench Weapons
Today we have issued a another small update to our popular “The Great War 100″ app consisting of 8 new infographics covering some of the various trench weapons used by the infantrymen whilst serving...
View ArticleThe Great War 100 – slideshare Presentation
We have put together a slideshare presentation which explains our thinking behind our ‘The Great War 100′ project. As well as explaining what prompted us to do it, it also has some nice example...
View ArticleWW1: Are You an Expert or a Layman?
On the back of my latest Kindle e-book (World War One: A Layman’s Guide) I thought it might be interesting to put together a short online questionnaire to test the nation’s knowledge of The First World...
View ArticleBattered Suitcase Provides a Treasure Chest of WW1 Memories.
Earlier this week I read a great story in the Daily Mail about a recently found old suitcase that held a plethora of items relating to the life of a WW1 nurse. Margaret Maule was a nurse for 52 years,...
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Big new ‘Battles’ update to The Great War 100 app.
Today we have added 8 big new infographics to our popular ‘The Great War 100′ app. This latest update covers 7 new ‘battle’ graphics covering the decisive battles at Mons, the Marne, Cambrai, Amiens,...
View ArticleA Much Needed Boost: Messines Ridge
Today, 7th June marks the anniversary of the Battle of Messines Ridge… The Messines Ridge, situated a few thousand yards to the south of the town of Ypres, had been taken by the Germans in 1914 and...
View ArticleSurvey reveals poor WW1 knowledge – but what can be done?
A recent YouGov survey of 1,955 British adults seems to indicate that there is a general lack of knowledge and understanding in Britain about even the basic facts of the First World War. Some of the...
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17 New Infographics Added to The Great War 100 App
It has been a while since an update to The Great War 100 app has been issued, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy working on numerous fab infograpics on The First World War. During the past weeks...
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Hero of The Line: 76645 Lance Corporal John Rimmer M.M., Tank Corps
John Rimmer was born in Blackburn in 1895, and as a child attended both the Norfolk Street Day School and St Francis’ Church Sunday school. There is little detail available of his early life, but what...
View Article30 First World War Facts
To celebrate the launch of my brand new Kindle e-book ‘The First World War Fact Book’ I thought it might be fun to offer you all a sneak preview of some of the stats and facts hiding in the book. The...
View ArticleFirst World War Fact Book now available in paperback!
I am delighted to announce that my latest book ‘The First World War Fact Book’ is now available not just in Kindle format, but also as a paperback. The fact book holds 1,568 facts on the war and is...
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The Big Picture: A Very Special Commemoration Project
It gives me enormous pleasure to bring to your attention a very special WW1 Centenary project that has just been officially launched: The Big Picture. The Big Picture is a large scale public video and...
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