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Lighthouse at the Isle of Wight, near which the SS Mendi sank. Photo: Neil Howard under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 31 October 2014 - 17:09

The hidden history of the sinking of the SS Mendi

During Black History Month 2014, Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey reminded us that the sinking of the SS Mendi needs to be brought from the realm of hidden history to that of official history.

Tags: Publications, History

'Almost 1.5 million Muslim, Sikh and Hindu men volunteered in the Indian Expeditionary Force, which saw fighting on the Western Front, in East Africa, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Gallipoli'. Photo of members of a Waziri Khasadar, India 1917-19 courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.

Date: 30 October 2014 - 14:09

How was India involved in the First World War?

Anne Bostanci ponders a promising emerging shift in the UK’s discussions about the First World War.

Tags: History, Publications

'When the war ended for some countries in 1918-19, it did not for Turkey.' Photo (c) Ottoman Imperial Archives, licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 September 2014 - 11:23

Why Turkey hasn't forgotten about the First World War

Anne Bostanci writes about the effects of the war on Turkey and why especially the younger generation ‘remembers’.

Tags: History, Publications

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