How the Guardian reported the first world war
A selection of Guardian articles from 1914-1919
Khaki and darkness: London during wartime - archive, 1916
1 January 1916: Severe liquor restrictions, holidays shortened and women working in the whirr and clang of munitions factories
Commonplaces of war in Gallipoli – archive, 1915
20 August 1915: Despite the monotony of the Gallipoli peninsula, about three or four times a day the enemy turns on an outburst of hate
The Paris peace conference begins - archive, January 1919
How the Guardian reported the opening of conference to establish the terms of the peace after the first world war on 18 January 1919
Dressing for war work – fashion archive, 1916
11 December 1916 Vivid flashes of colours in women’s dress replaced by the overall
The war is over! How the Guardian reported the signing of the armistice - November, 1918
12 Nov 1918: In London, crowds converge on Downing Street to hear the prime minister announce that the war will end at 11 o’clock, while in Manchester munitions workers head to the streets
Empire breakup: states demanding independence - archive, October 1918
The aftermath of the first world war sees declarations of independence and the foundation of new states including Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland
Corporal prevents bridge from being blown up during Allied offensive - archive, 1918
4 October 1918: He threw himself on two machine-gunners on the near side of the bridge and destroyed them in a hand-to-hand duel
The Battle of Amiens: German flight – archive, 1918
How the Manchester Guardian reported the ‘rout and the confusion’ of German soldiers in the Battle of Amiens, August 1918
Women workers not prepared to go back to pre-war sweated wages – archive, 1918
13 July 1918: Leading trade union women discuss the future of women’s work and pay on the return of first world war soldiers
The war babies: no definite information obtainable – archive, 1915
27 April 1915: With the establishment of military camps all over the country, a very large proportion of illegitimate children must be the children of soldiers
100 years ago: birds on the battlefield
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 27 April 1917: A flock of linnets insisted on sitting on a derelict bit of telegraph wire where shells fell continually
The Zimmermann telegram revealed - archive, 1917
2 March 1917: In a secret telegram written by German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann, Mexico was asked to take sides with Germany against the United States and promised Arizona and Texas as a reward
Manchester's water cure for disabled soldiers – archive, 1917
10 February 1917: The convalescent camp at Heaton Park has come to be known as the Pool of Bethesda because of the cures effected there
100 years ago: Owls brave the trenches in search of mice
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 9 January 1917: Then a rook darted upon the mouse-hunter, striking it on the back with its beak, and down fell the owl
100 years ago: Perky Robin brings a touch of home to the trenches
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 26 December 1916
The end of summer time - archive
23 August 1916: Summer time has been remarkably successful. It has effected a very large economy in the bills for gas and electric lighting, and there can be very few who have not appreciated the lengthening out to bedtime of the days in midsummer
The latest in stylish bathing dresses – fashion archive
31 July 1916: Gone is the time when feminine modesty demanded unspeakable ugly swimwear. Now women can look as well in the water as on the land
A visit to the Isle of Man internment camps – archive
19 July 1916: Journalists are invited to see how Britain is treating over 25,000 alien prisoners and captured combatants
Woman dies as Durham coast is shelled by German U-boat – archive
13 July 1916: The victim died when the undefended port of Seaham Harbour was attacked by the enemy vessel
Battle of the Somme film – archive
Filmed during the first world war’s bloodiest episode in 1916, The Battle of the Somme remains one of the most successful films ever made. Throughout the autumn of 1916 around 20 million people flocked to see it. The Manchester Guardian and Observer recorded their reactions
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