CEF Study Group - Recommended Websites - 1 Sept 2010

*First World War Forum
About 3300 members and 290,000 postings. A Netherlands based discussion forum which is focused on all aspects of the Great War. It has a dedicated membership, mainly from The Netherlands and Flanders and a multitude of topics can be found ranging from all participating countries to a very large list of relevant books and web sites. The main language is Dutch, but there are many articles posted in English as well. [CEF Study Group –Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/index.php?sid=ef2d0643e1ec1717dee1aadce2278a70

*Forum Eerste Wereldoorlog [Mei 2006-05-18]
Dit Nederlands talige forum richt zich op alle aspecten betreffende de Eerste Wereldoorlog en kent een groot aantal leden, voornamelijk uit Nederland en Belgisch Vlaanderen. Alle aspecten van deze oorlog komen aan de orde en het forum kent een zeer uitgebreide lijst van relevante boeken en web sites. De voertaal is overwegend Nederlands, echter, er worden ook regelmatig artikelen in de Engelse taal geplaatst. Gezien het feit dat dit forum pas 15 maanden geleden opgericht is, kan men stellen dat het een onstuimige groei heeft doorgemaakt. Dit is des te opvallender, als men zich realiseert dat Nederland niet deelgenomen heeft aan de Eerste Wereldoorlog. [Editor – GrandsonMichael]
http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewforum.php?f=29
 
Eindecker - Wing Warping Demo Video
This is a video of the upcoming Fokker E.III "Eindecker" for Rise of Flight. This video demonstrates the Wing Warping feature of this iconic early warplane. This footage was filmed and released by 777 Studios. [CEF Study Group - Oct 2010]
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=uU6_wjwq5v0&feature=relatedHwll
 
*21sters - The 21st Battalion CEF Discussion Group
This discussion group facilitates specific exchanges associated with 21st Canadian Expeditionary Force Battalion and its men. The original 21st Battalion CEF was organized in Kingston Ontario during the Great War under Lt Col W.S. Hughes an incorporated men and officers of Eastern Ontario. It was also known as the Eastern Ontario Regiment. This special group was formed on 27 August 2004 and currently has 128 members. [CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/21sters

ANZAC Research Discussion Board
This Great War Discussion Board [250 members and 3700 postings] is exclusive to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps [ANZAC]. Most of the discussion feature Gallipoli and naturally items of specific interest to ANZAC readers - very limited response to CEF queries. The format of this board is different from the CEF Study Group and the Great War Forum boards, however, it is relatively easy to navigate. One feature which appears to be missing is a "search" feature for new message posts. There appears to be two membership levels with a payment granting access to more information. [CEF Study Group - Updated Aug 2010]
http://com2.runboard.com/banzacresearch
 
Axis History Forum
This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations, as well as the First and Second World Wars in general hosted by Marcus Wendel's Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Michael Miller's Axis Biographical Research, Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day, Dan Reinbold's Das Reich and Christian Ankerstjerne's Panzerworld. [CEF Study Group - April 2006]
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=31&sid=44f39abc857bc8f2d1f5aa619ae6d796

Central Ontario Branch of the Western Front Association
COBWFA - The Central Ontario Branch of the Western Front Association researches the contribution of the Canadian military forces from Central Ontario and British Forces who served on the Western Front in France and Belgium during World War I. The website includes information on researching on-line, material from a soldier's diary, CBC interviews of veterans, an interesting “data mining” section, large scale maps and “Mapping with the BAYO” cds. This website serves as a focal point for the COBWFA and other sister organizations. [Recommendation by Floyd Low][CEF Study Group - August 2006]
http://www.cobwfa.ca/
 
Scottish War Memorials Discussion Forum
This new discussion forum is intended to showcase and discuss the many different War Memorials of Scotland. Formed on 14 December 2006, there are currently 830 members and 38,000 postings. The forum is structured to direct postings to several identified Scottish memorials. Memorials include the Great War and subsequent wars. [Recommended by DerekR-CEFSG][CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/index.php?mforum=warmemscot

Passchendaele Remembered Website and Discussion Forum
This website and discussion forum is specific to the Battle of Passchendaele, fought close to the city of Ypres in Flanders, Belgium. The site was set up for the 90th Anniversary of Passchendaele and covers both the Battle of Messines and the Battle of Passchendaele. It includes guides to all the 1917 related cemeteries, memorials and battle sites, plus other information. The website also connects to a discussion forum on the battle. [Paul Reed website][CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.ypres-1917.com/ypres_forum.htm
 
Caring for Your Wartime Memorabilia
This Australian guide to looking after your wartime memorabilia items is just that - a guide. It cannot hope to cover every possible storage or display situation or every memorabilia item. If you have a question about specific items or conditions, contact the conservation sections of the institutions listed at the end of this publication for expert advice. [Recommended by MartH-GWF][CEF Study Group – Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.dva.gov.au/aboutDVA/publications/commemorative/memorabilia/Pages/index.aspx
 
overthefront.com - The Official website of the League of World War I Aviation Historians
The League of World War I Aviation Historians is a non-profit organization whose goals include the accumulation, preservation, and publication of factual data concerning aerial activity of World War I. The website is based on their printed journal and has the start of a discussion forum. [CEF Study Group - Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.overthefront.com/
 
Harvesting the “Red Vineyard”
Catholic Religious Culture in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919
CCHA, Historical Studies, 64 (1998), 47-70
This website contains a candid research article on the role, actions and challenges of Catholic priests and their parishioners in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. It is heavily footnoted and contains three appendices with some rare statistical information.[Recommendation by Canal du Nord][CEF Study Group - June 2006]
http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA1998/McGowan.htm

Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
This extensive website is a broad encyclopedia of military history and background including some material on the Great War – the categories are too numerous to list – however, the reader is encouraged to make note of this website for quick references. Although not specific to the Great War, there is a great deal of quality background information of use to any student of military history. The authors of this website all have strong backgrounds on this topic area and the site exhibits every indication it will be continually expanded. [A Peter Antill, Tristan Dugdale-Pointon and John Rickard website][CEF Study Group – Sept 06]
http://www.historyofwar.org/main.html

The Centre for War Studies - Trinity College Dublin
The Centre for War Studies was established, with the support of the Long Room Hub, in February 2008 to promote the study of the origins, nature and consequences of war in history and in the contemporary world. There is the start of research on the Great War at this centre. [CEF Study Group – Sept 10]
http://www.tcd.ie/warstudies/
 
Canadian Genealogy and History Links
The website contains a wide range of Internet links on the Canadian military and genealogical topics. [CEF Study Group - Updated Aug 2010]
http://www.islandnet.com/~cghl/topic.php?top=Military

Canadian Veterans Recollect
This website contains several recorded stories from Canadian veterans of the Great War. Tom Wood speaks about his experiences in the artillery, Jimmy Ellis talks of his experiences in the Canadian infantry, Tracy Brown talks about aviation, George Hatch speaks about life in the trenches and Wilfred D. "Dick" Ellis speaks about communications and transportation. [CEF Study Group - July 2006 – Updated]
http://www.acc-vac.gc.ca/print.cfm?lang=english&layout=remembers&source=history/firstwar/interviews
 
Oswald Boelcke - YouTube Video
A 9 second video clip of Oswald Boelcke. [CEF Study Group - Oct 2010]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3h42TdxNMA

Dave Flies In - Eindecker - YouTube Video
Dave flying his Eindecker into the flying club field. Didn't expect him to land so landing shot is a bit hurried! Home built by Dave and his dad Dick and many helpers. [CEF Study Group - Oct 2010]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPE4WwoFuzU
 
Lost Bulgaria - Bulgarian Photographs from the Great War
A nice collection of over 250 photographs associated with Bulgarian during the Great War. The greater website has an expanded collection for other eras. Recommended by Connaught Stranger. - GWF][CEF Study Group - Oct 2010]
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=bg|en&u=http://www.lostbulgaria.com
 
 
Royal Navy History - The First World War 1914-1918
This is a short, official site for the Royal Navy with the following URL providing some official commentary on its role during the Great War. [CEF Study Group - April 2005]
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server.php?show=nav.3859

Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War
This on-line edition of Admiral Reinhard Scheer's World War One memoirs is based directly on the original, published in 1920. Admiral Scheer, who assumed command of the entire German High Seas Fleet in 1916, was in favor of both an aggressive surface fleet policy and unrestricted submarine warfare. On May 31, 1916, he led the German fleet into the battle of Jutland, one of the great naval battles of this century. In the battle, the German fleet performed admirably against the Royal Navy, but it was unable to change the strategic realities of the naval blockade which continued to strangle Germany. The Germans referred to Jutland as The Battle of the Skagerrak. [The War Times Journal][CEF Study Group – Sept 2006]
http://richthofen.com/scheer/

World War 1 Naval Combat
This site is mainly about the history of surface warship warfare between the Imperial German Navy and the British Royal Navy (RN) during World War 1 and includes information on the Battle of Jutland, Battle of Dogger Bank, Battle of Heligoland Bight, Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falklands, the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, losses of battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers and destroyers and the war exploits of the cruisers Emden, Karlsruhe and Königsberg. [CEF Study Group - Oct 2010]
http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/

 
 
Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies (CISS)
Established in 1976, the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies (CISS) has gained wide recognition as the nation's foremost source of independent and balanced information and research on a broad range of issues affecting Canada. It satisfies a need for a body of informed opinion on defence and security issues and stimulates greater public awareness of national and international developments. [CEF Study Group]
http://www.ciss.ca/

The Heritage of the Great War
The website is based in The Netherlands and features material in English and Dutch. It provides an interesting and different perspective on the Great War. [CEF Study Group – Nov 2006 - Updated]
http://www.greatwar.nl/

The State and the Great War - Newfoundland
A good selection of articles, photographs, videos and audio recordings. I noted a unique series of platoon portraits of many of the men. [CEF Study Group]
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/state_gw.html
 
The final version of the CEF Study Group List of Recommended Great War Websites will be available as of 1 November 2010. Details on obtaining a copy or internet access to a full copy will be posted on 1 November 2010.

This new list contains about 850 websites and associated URL links and can serve as a form of "directory" for the researcher. Wherever possible, each abstract contacts some "key-words" will will enable a search of the 140+ pages of text.

These webmasters are doing an amazing service and deserve recognition.


Regards
Borden Battery
 
Hello Everyone
21 October 2010


The CEF Study Group Discussion Forum has completed the latest edition of the CEF Study Group Recommended Great War Websites – the 2 November 2010 edition. This edition replaces the interim update from 1 September 2010.

The 2 November 2010 List has now been expanded to 148 pages and includes a new section featuring items on YouTube. The YouTube section will serve two functions in the future. Firstly, video clips of actions and equipment is an expected use. However, the second function could have a farther reaching impact – namely the recording and dissemination of university lectures and key conference presentations by experts in the field of the Great War. This latter option is an exciting new genre to monitor and contribute towards. Perhaps this should be presented to the various academic and organizations active in the area of Great War research.

The CEF Study Group began compiling this List in 2005 as a service for its membership – the original List included approximately 50 websites and was thought to have captured the majority of activity on the Internet. With the November 2010 List, we now have over 850 select websites and URL links to assist researchers on a wide range of Great War topics. The topic areas have been gradually expanded to include most other aspects of the Great War.

The objective of the CEF Study Group List of Recommended Great War Websites remains to serve as a directory for the casual and more serious researcher. These various websites have been researched and grouped into logical sections. In general, each abstract attempts to include a few key-words to enable a search of this extensive list to find websites of immediate interest. In addition, this List is dedicated to the many "Webmasters" and assistants who are creating a medium whereby the documentation, cataloguing and dissemination of cooperative research on the Great War is enabled. There are thousands of hours of volunteer work invested to create this "community of information". As you visit and utilize the information on these websites, remember to provide suggestions and factual input to these webmasters - a thank you would also be appreciated.

In future editions we look to expand material on each of the CEF Battalions and most likely a separate section on key battles of the Great War. In a similar manner, we will also look at other Allied and Axis formations as time and resources permit.

Please feel free to forward this List to others who have an interest in the Great War. Webmasters are welcome to post this document and to link to the CEF Study Group discussion forum – we only ask that credit be given to the CEF Study Group.

For an Adobe .pdf file (3 mb) please send Borden Battery a Private Message.

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group discussion forum can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/Neil/


Regards

Neil Burns, Peter Broznitsky, Richard Laughton, Dwight Mercer & Brett Payne.
 
fourteeneighteen - Researching the men and women of 1914-1918
This Chris Baker research service website is focused on soldiers of the British Army of the First World War. Research generally includes the relevant archives and to obtain copies, if they exist. Standard packages generally includes: army service record, army pension record, campaign medals record, entry in National Roll of Honour, entry in De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour, promotions and appointments (for officers), Mentions in war diaries (for officers), and Mentions in the “Times” (for known casualties). If the man’s records or current information indicates - further research can be directed to gallantry and other special awards, records of death and burial, records of prisoners of war, mentions of death, wounding, capture or awards in war diaries, service record if discharged prior to 1913, records of medals from campaigns prior to 1914, and Long Service awards. One unique feature of this research service is also the interpretation of the results for persons with limited understanding of military records and historical events. [Associated with The Long Long Trail/GWF][CEF Study Group - Nov 2010]
http://www.fourteeneighteen.co.uk/
 
Here are two websites - they came from a reference in the latest Tim Cook book entitled "The Madman and the Butcher. These are two source documents for serious readers of the Great War. Borden Battery

Historical Officer Canadian Military Headquarters - Historical Activities within the Canadian Army
This 2 July 1965 report provides an account of the historical organizations serving the Canadian Army from 1915 to 1965 and replaces Report No. 95 dated 31 May 1962. The summary includes the separate War Narrative Section formed in London and headed by Brig.-Gen- R. Brutinel. It also makes mention of the interim report on Canadian Corps operations during the whole of 1918, which was submitted by Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur W. Currie, G.O.C. Canadian Corps, and published in the Report of the Ministry, Overseas Military Forces of Canada, 1918. [See below][CEF Study Group - Nov 2010]
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/rep-rap/doc/cfhq/cfhq001.pdf


Report of the Ministry, Overseas Military Forces of Canada, 1918
This report on Canadian Corps operations during the whole of 1918, which was submitted by Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur W. Currie, G.O.C. Canadian Corps and later published under the supervision of Sir Edward Kemp, MP, Minister Overseas Forces of Canada. The document contains is an encyclopedia of information and includes some of the following: the General Staff, Adjunct-General's Office, outline of 1918 battles (3 parts) for the Canadian Corps, operations of the Canadian Air Force, Canadian Cavalry Brigade, Railway Troops, Forestry Troops, Troops outside CEF command, Canadian Dental Corps, Canadian Medical Corps, Chaplin Services, Canadian Records Office, Overseas Purchasing Committee, Overseas Disposal Board, Army and Navy Canteens, Interned Prisoners of War, Canadian Red Cross, YMCA, Khaki University, Non-Military Operations and Demobilization. The book provides a detailed first account of organizational background, structure and staff compliments for the Canadian Corps in 1918 - a valuable source book. [See above][CEF Study Group - Nov 2010]
http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924063725810
 
Specialized Assault Units of the Western Front: A Comparative Study of the German Stormtrooper Battaltions, and Canadian Trench Raiders - Christopher J. Ghiz, Major, U.S. Army June 2010
This thesis will use a comparative study of the German Storm trooper battalions and the Canadian trench raiders in order to examine the dynamics of the World War I battlefield, the role of military culture in adaptation in order to acknowledge and act on the requirements of battlefield innovation. The purpose is to determine what key factors contributed to the tactical effectiveness of specialized assault units on the Western Front. The military cultures of these armies comprised the logical and innovative principles that were fundamental in the tactical effectiveness of these elite assault units by making revolutionary developments in force structure, institutional support, personnel selection, decentralized leadership, and training on small-unit tactics and advanced weaponry. Did these tactics create similar or different effects for each army? What factors did these armies use to organize and employ these assault units? To answer these questions, several areas will be examined: (1) force structure, (2) institutional support, (3) personnel selection, and (4) training on decentralized leadership, small unit infiltration tactics, and advanced weaponry. Both armies had different backgrounds and situations. The German Army’s Sturm battalions represented an army-wide institutionalization of organization, selection and technique. The Canadian Corps’ trench raiders were based on the Canadian Corps’ homogeneous structure that separated itself from the BEF in developing its own doctrine, training schools, organization, and tactical innovations. [CEF Study Group - Nov 2010]
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA524304
 
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