CEF Study Group - Recommended Websites - 1 Sept 2010

*Canadian Expeditionary Force Tunic Patterns 1903 to 1919 [The Kaiser Bunker]
An interesting site with a good representation of military tunics and formation patches from the Canadian Expeditionary Force. [CEF Study Group]
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ceftp/ceftp.htm


NOTE: Of course, the famous Kaiser Bunker contains material on a wide range of uniforms and I understand Tony Schnurr has a major role in this discussions forum.
 
Turkey in the First World War
This intelligent website adds the Turkish perspective in the Great War. The presentation is based on several Turkish resources and will be of interest to researchers. The website is organized into the following elements with nested sub-grouping and includes: Prelude to War, Campaigns, Aftermath, Chronology, Army, Navy, Aviation, Home Front, Economy, Who's Who, Documents and Featured Articles. Based on the clean format, this site is capable of adding more material with quick access. A few areas are still under construction. Some images do not appear under Mozilla and this site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+. There is also the start of a small discussion forum [Yahoo]. Well worth visiting.[CEF Study Group - June 2006]
http://www.turkeyswar.com/

Medals, Orders & Decorations of the Ottoman Empire
The study of Ottoman medals, orders and decorations offers an insight into the declining years of the empire. The first known Ottoman medal dates from 1730, but it wasn't until Napoleon's invasion of Egypt that the first wearable medal was established. The vast majority of Ottoman orders and medals were created in the 19th century, as the Empire struggled to modernize and fought to retain its distant territories and diverse people. These decorations are symbols of the fierce pride, the fading glory and the inevitable fragmentation of this ancient regime. [CEF Study Group - May 2006]
http://www.turkishmedals.net/

The Gallipoli Campaign
This website provides a chronological summary of the Gallipoli campaign with a patriotic Turkish perspective. The site is divided into some of the following elements: Before the Campaign, Naval Attack, Air Assault, Results, includes photographs, an extensive bibliography of Turkish and English texts and some short but personal memoirs of some of the aged veteran Turkish soldiers. Again, a different perspective on the campaign. [CEF Study Group - June 2006]
http://www.canakkale.gen.tr/eng/engindex.html

Turkey Prepares for War 1913-1914
A simple sub-set of the Great War Society website. Provides general information on Turkey during the Great War. [CEF Study Group - Nov 2006]
http://www.worldwar1.com/neareast/ta.htm

Battle of Gallipoli – Wikipedia Site
This Wikipedia site provides a concise overview of the Battle of Gallipoli or Çanakkale Savaşları and servers as an introduction to this topic. [CEF Study Group – Jan 2007]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gallipoli
 
Medical Manual of Chemical Warfare
The Medical Manual of Chemical Warfare website is based on the "publication by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941 Edition, and is based on data from 1918. A detailed account of the general effects of gases used during war and the appearance, physical properties, effect, treatment and decontamination of the vesicant gases, Mustard and Lewisite. Chapters VIII and IX have been omitted as these relate to gas warfare on civilians and Armed Forces during World War 2." [Parent Link is WWI Documents, Medical Front, http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/][CEF Study Group - June 2006]
http://www.vlib.us/medical/HMSO/contents.htm

Fritz Haber - Wikipedia Site
Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development for synthesizing ammonia, important for fertilizers and explosives. Haber, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid. He has also been described as the "father of chemical warfare" for his work developing and deploying chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haber

Weapons of War - Poison Gas
A short but concise summary of the use of poison gas during the Great War on the firstworldwar.com website. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm
 
German & Austrian Great War Websites - Part 24
Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk " * "
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The Prussian Army - The German Army 1914-1918
This comprehensive website includes extensive details on the following: the Generals and Politicians including biographies and photographs, composition & structure of the German Army including orders of battle, illustrations of complete uniforms and German battle summaries. This website is filled with detailed information, well designed and will be an important website to consult regarding the German Army during the Great War. [CEF Study Group - Oct 2005]
http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/index.htm/index.htm

Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
The aim of this well researched website is to document the organizational history of the land forces of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy from just prior to the outbreak of the Great War until the collapse of the monarchy in 1918. Topic areas include: Introduction and Sources, Troops and Units History, Orders of Battle, Orders and Decorations, Badges and Uniforms, Biographies, Engagements and Battles, Gallery and Portraits, the Mexican Adventure and Hungarian-German Military Terms. In addition, there is a discussion forum. [A Glenn Jewison & Jörg C. Steiner website][CEF Study Group - Jan 2006]
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/

German Historical Museum - The First World War 1914-1918: Reality and Remembrance
A museum tour of the Great War from the German perspective. Commentary is in both German and English. [CEF Study Group]
http://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/der-erste-weltkrieg/rundgang.htm

German Colonial Uniforms
This website was designed to cover only the defenders of German East Africa, German South West Africa, Cameroon, Togo, Tsingtao and the German Pacific Colonies during the First World War 1914-18. It has now been expanded to include all German Overseas Expeditions during the Imperial period. This includes the Colonial Troops ("Schutztruppe"), Colonial Police ("Polizeitruppe"), East Asian Expeditionary Corps and Occupation Brigade, German units in the Ottoman Empire 1914-18, Marine Infantry ("Seebatallione") and overseas land based units of the Imperial Navy ("Kaiserliche Marine"). Also covered on this website are other curious related units such as Austro-Hungarian Overseas Forces, the German-Afghan Mission, the Bamum Private Army, Germans in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps and more.[A Chris Dale website] [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/

The Soldiers Burden - Perspective from the German Side
This website serves as a monument to all soldiers who fought and all casualties of World War 1 and the Colonial Wars in the period leading up to World War 2. It intends to honor soldiers of all nationalities and all races. The material on this site is new and unique from several perspectives; information is provided on uniforms, weapons, battles, letters from individual soldiers and numerous other aspects of the Great War from the German perspective. The serious reader on the Great War will enjoy and learn much from this website. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.trenchfighter.homepage.t-online.de/40020.html
 
Toronto Star - Blog: Map of the Week: Riverdale's First World War dead (November 2009)
The Toronto Star is Canada's largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. Established 1892 with Joseph E. Atkinson, Publisher, 1899-1948. This blog site entry from November 2009 maps out the impact of the fatal casualties of the Great War in a small subdivision of Toronto. [Recommended by Richard Laughton][CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://thestar.blogs.com/maps/2009/11/nov11-draft.html
 
War Poets Association
This page contains some links to other websites, mainly to single poet societies, which will be of interest to members of the War Poets Association and other users of this site. Please note that the WPA is not responsible for the content of these external websites. Many of these links may be repeated on other pages of this site, for example links to single poet societies from the page for that individual poet. The WPA welcomes links to its home page or other pages from relevant quality websites. Please e-mail [email protected] if you would like us to provide a link to your website. [Recommendation by marina - GWF][CEF Study Group – Dec 2006]
http://www.warpoets.org/links/

Modern History Sourcebook: World War I Poetry
This simple website contains some poems by Sassoon, Owen, Read, Hodgson, Gibson and Larkin. [Recommendation by marina - GWF][CEF Study Group – Dec 2006]
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1914warpoets.html

Prose & Poetry - FirstworldWar.com
An extensive summary of a wide range of Great War poets with biographies and sample poems. [Recommendation by marina - GWF][CEF Study Group – Dec 2006]
http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/index.htm
 
International Society for First World War Studies – Discussion List
This University of Lyon academic discussion list is dedicated to the history of the First World War and managed by the International Society for First World War studies. If you wish to join this academic Society and to be added to the discussion list you must apply via the website stating your name, institution and research themes. [CEF Study Group - Jan 2007]
http://mel-iep.univ-lyon2.fr/wws/info/wwi-studies

Ernst Jünger in Cyberspace
The webmaster John King created the "Ernst Jünger in Cyberspace" website in 1995 just after beginning postgraduate studies at St. John's College, Oxford to establish corroborative evidence regarding the veracity of Jünger's statements in his books. This intelligent website provides the following features: introduction, biography, bibliography, the author's doctoral thesis on the subject, selected materials from the Great War, essays, criticisms and other resources. [CEF Study Group - July 2006]
http://www.juenger.org/contents.php
 
International Society for First World War Studies
The society brings together postgraduates and more established academics who study the first world war. We have more than 200 members in Europe, North America and Australasia. The society was founded in 2001 following a conference held in Lyons. Since our members are spread around the globe, the main way in which we keep in touch is via this website and our email discussion list. For the most part, the authors who have presented their work have been postgraduates or postdocs, whilst discussants have tended to be more established members of the academic community. But anyone with new research to share is welcome! To date we have held conferences in Lyons, Oxford, Dublin, Washington DC and London. Arising from these conferences have been edited volumes which have incorporated a selection of the papers presented. The society’s latest venture is the launch of a new journal, First World War Studies, published by Taylor and Francis. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.firstworldwarstudies.org/
 
University of Birmingham - Centre for First World War Studies
Many members of the Centre are published authors of some authourity on the Great War and several are associated with the Great War Forum discussion board. The site includes information on their Journal, seminars and lecture series, book reviews, and a wide range of quality website links. [CEF Study Group - Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk/


Bibliography of the Great War - Centre for First World War Studies
This element of the Centre for First World War Studies contains bibliographies selected by leading military history academics. The serious reader of military history from the Great War should plan to spend several days reviewing this material. This compendum of bibliographies is a work in progress. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.warstudies.bham.ac.uk/firstworldwar/research/bibliography/index.shtml

Taken from the website; ‘This part of the Bibliography is under construction. Suggestions for inclusion may be sent to [email protected] ’. In one or two places, notably Formation Histories (British) and Official Histories (British), you will find quite full lists, with the accompanying statement: ‘Please notify additions or corrections to [email protected] . Better to make a start than to wait for perfection. The bibliography is already the work of several hands and will, in the fullness of time, become the work of many hands. Friends and Members of the Centre have ‘bagged’ categories and will be adding to them in due course. Anyone out there in cyberspace is also welcome to join our endeavour."


Agriculture and Rural Life
Art
Austria-Hungary
Australia
Battlefield Archaeology
Belgium
Bibliographies
Biographies
British Army
Campaign and Battle Studies
Canada
Causes of the War
Chronologies
Commemoration and Remembrance
Diaries
Fiction
Film, Theatre and the Performing Arts
Formation Histories
France
Generals 1914-1918 A-K, L - Z
General Histories
Germany
Historiography
Ireland
Italy
Letters
Local Histories
Maps and Guides
Medals, Honours and Awards
Medicine
Memoirs
New Zealand
Official Histories
Ottoman Empire
Photographs
Poetry
Prisoners of War
Reference Books
Russia
Strategy and Diplomacy
South Africa
Unit Histories
United States of America
Unpublished Theses
Women and the War
 
This concludes the sampling of Great War websites which should be of interest to members of this discussion forum. I hope this material will aid in your discussions, the sharing and accumulation of information on the Great War from the German perspective and look forward to hearing more from this group over the coming years.

The September 2010 edition of Recommended Great War Websites is available through a Private Message. The November 2010 edition which includes this discussion forum will be available in early November.

If any members become aware of more websites providing the German perspective on the Great War, I would be pleased to hear from you.


Regards
Borden Battery
 
Here is a little gem that one of the members of the CEF Study Group just completed for researching a CEF soldier. Perhaps someone on this discussion forum might try this for the German soldiers.

Borden Battery

Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World War - By Michael O'Leary; The Regimental Rogue
The following element from the main Regimental Rogue website provides a brief but very clear introduction to researching Canadian soldiers of the First World. It is highly recommended as one of the first websites to consider when starting your research. The material represents many hours of planning by the author and will save the reader, many more hours in their initial research on the soldier under review. Experienced researchers will also benefit from this organized topic treatment. The following layout (hot URL links per part) will take the reader on an organized research path. This part of the newly updated parent website (http://regimentalrogue.com/ from Part 8 of this List ) . [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]

Note: This Parts are hyperlinked on the formal list.

• Part 1: Find your Man (or Woman)
• Part 2: The Service Record
• Part 3: Court Martial Records
• Part 4: War Diaries and Unit Histories
• Part 5: Casualties
• Part 6: Researching Honours and Awards
• Part 7: Deciphering Battlefield Location Information
• Part 8: More Mapping Information
• Part 9: Matching Battlefield Locations to the Modern Map
• Part 10: Service Numbers; More than meets the eye
• Part 11: Rank, no simple progression
• Part 12: Medals; Pip, Squeak, Wilfred and the whole gang
• Part 13: Evacuation to Hospital
• Part 14: The Wounded and Sick
• Part 15: Crime …
• Part 16: … and Punishment

http://regimentalrogue.com/misc/researching_first_world_war_soldiers_part1.htm
 
*The Matrix Project - Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
The Matrix Project is a unique element of the CEF Study Group. Initially developed and hosted on an associated CEF member's website, the project is an integral part of the CEFSG. The Matrix is a web-based database of collective information provided by the CEFSG Members and provides information on all of the structure and components of the CEF during 1914 to 1919. The main CEF Matrix (the Army Corps and Army Troops) is supported by a number of "Utility Functions" for both the inexperienced and seasoned researcher. The Utility Functions are: Matrix Updates, Navigation Chart, Unit Summary Tables, Great War Maps, CEF Study Group Recommended Websites, Common Abbreviations, ORBAT Directory, and War Diary Links. The Matrix presents most of the information in a "loosely defined" Order of Battle [ORBAT] format. In addition, the Matrix Section has re-transcribed Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, Colonel G. W. L. Nicholson, and C.D. as a true facsimile of the original document. [CEF Study Group – Jan 2007 – Updated]
• http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/

NOTE: A correctly paginated document at with maps and a Google Earth overlay is now available at http://cefresearch.com/matrix/Nicholson/ For detailed information on The Matrix please see : http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/


*The CEF Paper Trail - Brett Payne Website
An Unofficial Guide to the Official Canadian Army Service Records from the Great War
This project involves collating examples of each type of document found in a soldier's World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force Service Records. The guide shows researchers what they may expect in a soldiers' service records. It's important to be aware that you will only find a selection of these records in your particular CEF soldier's file. A very well done summary of representative documents and invaluable for any student of the Great War. [Note: Some images will be slow to load under dial-up access.][CEF Study Group - July 2005]
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/cef/cefpapertrail.html#top
 
*The Somme Battlefields - Paul Reed
The website was established to mark the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme - an extended battle which claimed the lives of more than 150,000 soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth. This website was launched to commemorate the men who fought and died in the fields of Picardy. It contains much information on this specific battle and will also be of use to anyone thinking of traveling to this region of France. There is also a discussion forum on this website. In December 2006 the discussion forum was locked for year 2007 but will remain online as an archive. [CEF Study Group – Jan 2007 Updated]
http://www.somme-1916.com/

The First World War. Com - The War to End All Wars
The purpose of this extensive website is to provide an overview of the First World War and a number of its elements. The site contains a drop-down menu of key battles and major themes across the masthead. In addition, there is a wide selection of sections and sub-sections which are too numerous to list. A summary of the site-metrics best outlines the details of this site: 4,600 Photographs, 5,100 Audio Files, 155 Video Files, 140 Battle Summaries, 140 Biographies, 700 Encyclopedia Entries, 3,100 Diaries & Memoirs, 100 Feature Articles, 110 Poems, 140 Propaganda Posters and 650 Primary Source Documents 520. This was one of the first sites selected by the CEF Study Group. [A Michael Duffy website][CEF Study Group - August 2006 - Updated]
http://www.firstworldwar.com

Pro Patria Mori - Gommecourt
'Pro Patria Mori' - the web site - is dedicated to the memory of the men of the BEF and the Imperial German Army who died at Gommecourt on Saturday, 1st July 1916. The London Scottish and seven other battalions of the 56th Division went 'over the top' to storm Gommecourt - a village recognized as the strongest position in the German lines. This very well designed and presented website sets a new standard in documentation, referenced information and in presentation. Pro Patria Mori is broken down into the following links: Home, The Plan, The Place, The Men, The Weapons , The Battle, The Aftermath, Memorials & Graves, Links & Sources. [It is sweet and proper to die for one's country][An Alan MacDonald Website][CEF Study Group - April 2006]
http://www.gommecourt.co.uk
 
Austro-Hungarian Land Forces Discussion Forum
This unique forum is for the discussion of the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces for the 1848-1938 period and includes about 800 members Also see: German & Austrian Great War Websites - Part 24] for a related website. This site offers the unique opportunity to discuss the Great War from the Other side of the Line. [CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://p205.ezboard.com/faustrohungarianlandforcesdiscussionforumfrm0
 
Bulgarian Artillery: 1878 - 1918
The aim of this site is to provide information to the English-speaking community about the history of the Bulgarian artillery, and in general of the Bulgarian Army, till the end of the First World War, collecting and translating information from Western and Eastern sources. The website provides technical information on a wide range of items related to artillery in this theatre of the Great War incluidng naval and coastal artillery, history, orders of battle, artillery regiments, ammunition, gun sites and a bibliography. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.bulgarianartillery.it/
 
First World War Diaries - AIF
The war diaries generally consist of war diary or intelligence summary sheets located at the beginning of each diary which record the date of each entry, the unit’s location, a summary of events and any remarks or references to appendices. The material is listed in some 35 class categories and the sub-class categories. At present, the amount of original manuscript material is minimal, however, the reader will obtain a general idea of the organization of the AIF from the categories provided. The Canadian Archives work is still the standard. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/war_diaries/first_world_war/
 
Here are some additional sources of both scanned and hand transcribed war diaries.

If anyone has access to any German war diaries, I would very much like to be directed to them. Someday it might be possible to study the war diaries of opposing units and re-create the actions and thoughts of both sides. Borden Battery

*Canadian Great War Project
This massive database and reference website enables one to research Canadians who participated in the Great War – perhaps the first place to begin any serious research. The website is very extensive and the features are beyond a short abstract - the reader should allocate several hours to fully appreciate it. At present there are over 116,000 database records of individual soldiers in the database. In addition, a significant data base of some Nominal Rolls has also been developed. Not all entries have full details but these are being built up soldier by soldier. In addition, there is now a “GrandsonMicheal” section which greatly facilitates the access and reading of many of the digitized CEF war diaries and now a section of BEF war diaries. Marc Leroux is always looking for a few dedicated volunteers to assist in expanding the records base. [A Marc Leroux website][CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com

Library and Archives Canada - War Diaries of the First World War
This database contains the digitized War Diaries of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) units. From the start of the First World War, CEF units were required to maintain a daily account of their “Actions in the Field.” This log was called a War Diary. The War Diaries are not personal diaries, rather they are a historical record of a unit’s administration, operations and activities during the First World War. [CEF Study Group - Updated July 2006]
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020152_e.html
 
The Death of Manfred von Richthofen: - Who fired the fatal shot? (Dr M. Geoffrey Miller)
First published in "Sabretache", the Journal and Proceedings of the Military History Society of Australia, Vol. XXXIX, No. 2, June 1998, and © 1998, M. Geoffrey Mille. This document carries the debate as to whether Captain Roy Brown, a Canadian in the Royal Flying Corps or an Australian soldier brought down the Red Baron.[CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/richt.htm

WHO KILLED VON RICHTHOFEN? by Lieutenant-Colonel David Bashow
A short "Views and Opinions" paper by a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and his discussion regarding the great debate regarding the likely cause of death of Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo4/no1/who-qui-eng.asp

Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen - Gaston Graf Website Jaste Boelkle
A short piece on von Richthofen from the major Jaste Boekle website. This section contains information and pictures related to the most famous pupil of Oswald Boelcke - Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.jastaboelcke.de/aces/m_v_richthofen/manfred-toc.htm

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen - The Aerodrome Forum
The Aerodrome website includes a short biograpyt of von Richthofen, a detailed list of aircraft shot down and reference books for further reading. [CEF Study Group - Sept 2010]
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/richthofen2.php
 
The National Film Board WW1 Film Project
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) continues a program to digitize Canadian films from the Great War. A collection of films that document Canada's participation in World War I, including training exercises, major battles, aviation footage and the war effort in Canada and include the following film clips:

Colonel Sam Hughes Reviews the Troops, Canadian Training School in Bexhill, Sir Robert Borden with Canadian Troops 1, 2nd and 10th Battalions in Training, Cavalry in Training, Canadian Training School in Shorncliffe, Observation Balloons, Fighter Planes, Airplane Casualties, Canadian Journalists Visit France, The 22nd (French Canadian) Battalion, Canadian Generals, Canadian Corps Championship, Hospital Bombed by German Airplanes, German Atrocities in Cemetery, Sir Arthur Currie Being decorated by General Orth, Sir Robert Borden with the Canadian Troops 2, Borden in Ottawa, Canadian Forestry Corps, Canadian Light Railway Section 1, Moving Heavy Equipment On Muddy Roads, Canadian Engineers Laying Field Telephones, Canadians on the Western Front 1, August Offensive 2, Salvage Work on the Canadian Front, Prisoners and Wounded Coming in Dressing Station, Canadians on the Western Front 2, August Offensive 1, Battle of Arras 1, Canadian Troops in Action, To Willie With Compliments, Battle of Arras 4, Battle of Arras 2, Canadians Advance Near Cambrai 3, Canadians Advance Near Cambrai 2, Canadians Advance Near Cambrai 1, September Offensive 3, September, Offensive 2, Canadians Advance East of Arras 2, August Offensive 7, August Offensive 5, August Offensive 4, August Offensive 6, Battle of Arras 3, Canadians Advance East of Arras 1, September Offensive 1, Bourlon Wood, On the Road to Valenciennes, Valenciennes 1, Canadians Moving to Germany, Canadian Victoria Cross Winners, Canadians at Mons and Valenciennes 2. [CEF Study Group - May 2006 - Updated]
http://www.nfb.ca/ww1/
 
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