Electronic Documentation of The First World War

Part of the celebrations attended by some of the former British veterans of World War I (French)

She noted the British newspaper The Observer to what it described as frantic raceto the publication of documents of World War I, and said that the United Kingdomthis year celebrating the anniversary of the end of that war, for the first time withoutliving witnesses it.

The Observer pointed out that the death of Australian soldier in the British Claude B. Schulze May / May last at the age of 110 years, the world has lost another soldiertook part in the war that lasted for the period between 1914 and 1918.

It is true - and say to the newspaper - that the witnesses of the war will not be seen by the world again, but keep what helps people to understand the wider war is whatkept by the British Library from a wide range of certificates, and as maintained by the British archives of the wealth of original documents of the war years, despite thatis some erosion.

In an unprecedented attempt to make these materials available to the public as widely as possible, the library is the process of acceding to 12 European partner, including the national libraries in Rome and Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen, todownload the main documents and pictures relating to the war on the Internet.

Anniversary of the war
The project is expected to be completed to document the memory of World War I and becomes electronically available to the people on the Internet within three years, to coincide with the commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of the war.

The newspaper said that more than 400 thousand documents and material belonging to the First World War will be available and accessible to all on the Internet for the first time, and despite the fact that many of these rare documentary material became fragile by the erosion of paper materials printed on them.

While he says Jimmy Andrews of the British Library – which is who leads the project documentation – that are interested in learning more about the conflict will not be obliged to apply in order to see the documents in the reading rooms the European shows that the importance of the project also lies in the fact that includes many of the agencies and organizations that were on different aspects of the conflict.

Behind the enemy
Andrews adds that the project contains many interesting articles, including letters and postcards to prisoners of war, the Germans, and that there will be partners in the project documentation Germans, who would release the material was delivered by the British balloons behind enemy lines.

The project also includes the digital release of photographs of books, newspapers and so-called magazines of the trench, maps and pieces of music, literature, children’s and photos, posters, booklets and leaflets advertising, artwork, religious medals and coins, and other things that the war in question.

The project also includes documentary noted that more than 130 thousand Indian soldiers who participated in the war and served on the Western Front, and to the wounded of them who entered the British hospitals.

The project also highlighted the office in Boulogne, which was established under the chairmanship of French Captain EP Howell, whose mission was to monitor the “E-Indian” next to France and issued it.

And reveal messages about their view of Indian soldiers to war, and how to attempt to hide some of the information and Thaylhm on Censorship, Kcolhm “The rain has stopped,” in reference to the bombing witness a period of calm.

The project documentation means the deployment of hundreds of thousands of original documents that tell a history may not be revealed in detail earlier.

Source: The Sunday Telegraph