Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 621 views

    Oh! What A Lovely War

    Uploaded by

    Beth Alice Sillitoe
    This document appears to be a collection of newspaper headlines from 1914-1917 chronicling major events and battles of World War 1. It touches on the outbreak of war in 1914 between Britain and Germany, early battles in Belgium and France, the use of poison gas at Ypres in 1915, the massive casualties at Somme and Verdun in 1916, and the continuation of brutal trench warfare throughout 1917 with little territorial gain. The headlines convey the immense human cost of the war with millions killed, wounded or missing over its course.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Oh! What A Lovely War

    Uploaded by

    Beth Alice Sillitoe
    621 views88 pages
    This document appears to be a collection of newspaper headlines from 1914-1917 chronicling major events and battles of World War 1. It touches on the outbreak of war in 1914 between Britain and Germany, early battles in Belgium and France, the use of poison gas at Ypres in 1915, the massive casualties at Somme and Verdun in 1916, and the continuation of brutal trench warfare throughout 1917 with little territorial gain. The headlines convey the immense human cost of the war with millions killed, wounded or missing over its course.

    Original Description:

    presentation of slides for the musical oh what a lovely war

    Original Title

    Oh! What a Lovely War

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document appears to be a collection of newspaper headlines from 1914-1917 chronicling major events and battles of World War 1. It touches on the outbreak of war in 1914 between Britain and Germany, early battles in Belgium and France, the use of poison gas at Ypres in 1915, the massive casualties at Somme and Verdun in 1916, and the continuation of brutal trench warfare throughout 1917 with little territorial gain. The headlines convey the immense human cost of the war with millions killed, wounded or missing over its course.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    621 views88 pages

    Oh! What A Lovely War

    Uploaded by

    Beth Alice Sillitoe
    This document appears to be a collection of newspaper headlines from 1914-1917 chronicling major events and battles of World War 1. It touches on the outbreak of war in 1914 between Britain and Germany, early battles in Belgium and France, the use of poison gas at Ypres in 1915, the massive casualties at Somme and Verdun in 1916, and the continuation of brutal trench warfare throughout 1917 with little territorial gain. The headlines convey the immense human cost of the war with millions killed, wounded or missing over its course.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 88

    The News

    SUMMER 1914.
    SCORCHING BANK HOLIDAY FORCAST
    . . .
    GUNBOAT SMITH FOULS CARPENTIER
    IN SIXTH ROUND
    . . .
    OPERA BLOSSOMS UNDER
    THOMAS BEECHAM

    The News
    TROOPS FIRE ON DUBLIN CROWD
    AUGUST 1ST
    BRITISH CABINET VOTE AGAINST
    HELPING FRANCE IF WAR COMES
    LIBERALS VOTE FOR NEUTRALITY
    UNDER ANY CICUMSTANCES
    GERMANY SENDS 40,000 RIFLES TO
    ULSTER

    The News
    CHURCHILL ORDERS FLEET TO
    SCARPA FLOW.

    SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

    Plan xvii

    SARAJEVO

    The News
    AUGUST 4TH 1914
    BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON
    GERMANY.

    COURAGE
    WILL
    BRING US
    VICTORY.

    The News
    GERMANS HELD AT
    LIGE
    . . .
    LONDON WILD WITH
    JOY

    The News
    BRUSSELS
    FALLS.

    THE
    ALLIES
    CONFER

    The News

    AUGUST 25
    RETREAT FROM MONS.
    TH
    AUGUST 30
    FIRST BRITISH WOUNDED
    ARRIVE AT WATERLOO.
    TH

    The News
    30,000
    ALLIED CASUALTIES
    DURING AUGUST

    The News
    TRENCH WARFARE
    BEGINS
    . . .
    THE FIRST WINTER

    The News
    ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN
    FRONT
    . . .
    ALLIES LOSE 850,000 MEN IN
    1914
    . . .
    HALF BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY
    FORCE WIPED OUT

    The News
    WELCOME 1915
    . . .
    HAPPY YEAR THAT WILL
    BRING VICTORY AND
    PEACE.

    The News
    APRIL 22ND 1915
    . . .
    BATTLE OF YPRES
    . . .
    GERMANS USE POISON GAS
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 59,275 MEN

    The News
    MAY 9TH 1915
    . . .
    AUBERS RIDGE
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 11,619 MEN IN 15 HOURS
    . . .
    LAST OF B.E.F.
    . . .
    GAIN NIL

    The News
    SEPTEMBER 25TH 1915
    . . .
    LOOS
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 8,236 MEN IN 3
    HOURS
    . . .
    GERMAN LOSS NIL.

    The
    FINANCIAL TIMES
    21,000 AMERICANS BECAME
    MILLIONAIRES DURING WAR.

    The News
    EASTER 1916
    . . .
    REBELLION IN IRELAND

    The News
    FEBRUARY
    . . .
    VERDUN
    . . .
    TOTAL LOSS ONE AND A
    HALF MILLION MEN

    The News
    JULY 1ST
    . . .
    SOMME
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 60,000 MEN
    ON THE FIRST DAY

    The News
    NOVEMBER
    . . .
    SOMME BATTLE ENDS
    . . .
    TOTAL LOSS 1,332,000 MEN
    . . .
    GAIN NIL.

    The News
    BY NOVEMBER 1916
    . . .
    TWO AND A HALF MILLION
    MEN KILLED ON THE
    WESTERN FRONT.

    The News
    APRIL 17

    TH

    . . .
    AISNE
    . . .
    ALLIED LOSS 180,000 MEN
    . . .
    GAIN NIL.

    The News
    AVERAGE LIFE OF A
    MACHINE GUNNER UNDER
    ATTACK
    . . .
    FOUR MINUTES

    The News
    SEPTEMBER 20TH
    . . .
    MENIN ROAD
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 22,000 MEN GAIN 800 YARDS.
    . . .
    SEPTEMBER 25TH
    . . .
    POLYGON WOOD
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 17,000 MEN GAIN 1,000 YARDS.

    The News
    OCTOBER 12TH
    . . .
    PASSCHENDAELE
    . . .
    BRITISH LOSS 13,000 MEN IN 3
    HOURS.
    . . .
    GAIN 100 YARDS

    The News
    800,000 GERMANS STARVE TO
    DEATH THROUGH BRITISH
    BLOCKADE.

    The News
    THE WAR TO END ALL WARS
    . . .
    KILLED TEN MILLION
    . . .
    WOUNDED TWENTY-ONE MILLION
    . . .
    MISSING SEVEN MILLION

    You might also like