November
11th 2008 marks the ninetieth anniversary of the
Armistice, the official end of the First World War,
or 'the war to end all wars'. The war fought between
the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
and allies) on one side and the Triple Entente
(Britain and the British Empire, France and Russia)
and their allies on the other side.
An estimated 10
million lives were lost and more than twice that
number were wounded. It was fought on the eastern
and western fronts, in the Middle East, in Africa,
and at sea. Follow the links below which outline the
major events of the world's most bloodiest conflict,
from the assassination in Sarajevo that started it
all, to the signing of the peace treaty of
Versailles ...'Lest we Forget'
