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www.1914-1918.net - is a free gateway site to on-line and print resources. A site about the soldiers, units, regiments and battles of the British Army of the First World War.
The overall design of the website is extremely clear and well set out; it is easy to find your way round - and wander off into byways as the interest takes you. There are sections on how to research a soldier, the army of 1914-18 (the regiments and corps, the order of battle, how the army worked and statistics on size of regiments, casualties, etc.), then there are descriptions of battles and engagements and the battlefields themselves.
There is an comprehensive array of regimental and battle histories, plus information on tactics, training and day-to-day operations. There are many historic and modern photographs, maps and diagrams of battle sites, and examples of military paperwork (such as discharge papers). These are all scrupulously labeled and explained, as well as being very clearly reproduced. The site is being...