TREEFROG TREASURES
GUIDE TO
MILITARY HISTORY
WORLD WAR I
(1914-1918)
General:
A wide-ranging site of articles and images from the British Broadcasting
Co.
Ths site reviews Canadian involvement in WWI. Combat in Flanders
and at Vimy Ridge is highlighted.
The story of the American Expeditionary Forces.
The site includes soldier cartoons such as the one above
from Abian Wallgren's Wolly a predecesor to WWII's Sad Sack.
A multimedia look at the war. Vintage photos, posters, articles, etc.
Extensive coverage of the battles and weapons of the war.
"The Great War Society exists to encourage discussion, learning, scholarship
and independent research on the events surrounding the First World War.
This site is part of our effort to reach those of you who share our enthusiasm
and interest in this historical era, to allow correspondence between us and to
assist you in your investigations." Includes a Learning & Research Center and
Monthly Newsletter.
A Dutch-based site that includes photos, art works, songs and articles.
See especially the large collection of autochromes called "The Great War
in Color.
Five titles, two specifically on WWI.
This site includes information on battlefields, war memorials, individuals,
and articles of general interest.
Western Front Association: U.S. Branch
Truly a mega-site of links to WWI subjects. It includes the following
categories: Arts, Culture & Science, Aviation, Battlefields, Broad &
General Sites, Diplomacy, Individual Particpants, Literary Sites, Military
Operations, Military Units, Museums, Naval Matters, Russian Revolution,
Weaponry, and WWI Organizations.
World War I--Trenches on the Web
This site covers the people, places and events of the war. Includes an
online reference library and the ability to search WWI topics.
Campaigns & Battles:
Battle of Hamel: Between History and Memory
A battle fought by the Australian Corps in the French village
of Hamel.
Provides an overview of the campaign and links to tours
of the area.
Gallipoli 1915: The Drama of the Dardanelles
A good overview of the battles fought there including the War at Sea
and in the Air.
Legends & Traditions of the Great War
This site is sponsored by the Great War Society. It provides chronological and
and thematic links to sites on the battles and other significant events of WWI
from 1914-1918.
1918 La Deuxieme Bataille de la Marne
French site dedicated to the fighting that took place around the Marne.
Three titles covering the British & American forces.
Eleven titles including Mons, Gallipoli. Verdun. the Somme, and others.
This site was created by military historian Paul Reed to
commemorate the Battle of Passchendaele fought by the
British near the town of Ypres in Belgium.
Branches of Service:
General:
Four titles including the British Tommy, German Stormtrooper, and American Doughboy.
Army:
Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War
This British army unit fought on the Western Front, at Gallipoli,
and in Egypt and Palestine.
Here you will find links to the British units that participated in WWI.
This site is dedicated to the German Army 1870-1918. (In German)
This unit saw combat around Ypres in Belgium.
This site is dedicated to the British Army in WWI.
Aviation:
This site provides information and images on the aircraft and aces
of the nations particpating in WWI.
Captain Albert Ball: VC DSO MC
This site of photos and memorabilia is dedicated to one of Britain's
flying heroes of WWI.
Cross and Cockade International
This is the official website for the Society of First World War
Aero Historians. They reaseatch and publish information on all
aspects of WWI aviation.
Great War Aeroplanes Association
"To promote interest in building and flying WWI era aeroplanes of all
scales and support those who are doing so. " Includes online newsletter.
"The pages of Jasta Boelcke are devoted to Hauptmann (captain) Oswald
Boelcke and his famous Jasta 2. It was Boelcke who realized that the German
Air Forces had to get organized in squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) if they wanted to
fight effectively against the enemy. Also it was Boelcke who wrote down his
tactics and experiences in a document called "The Dicta Boelcke" - a set of
guidelines being still followed today by the pilots of modern jetfighter squadrons.
On this site you will find historically accurate information about Oswald Boelcke
and his Jasta as well as stories about other German Aces and pictures of aircraft
on display at various museums."
League of World War I Aviation Historians
"The League of World War I Aviation Historians is a non-profit organization
whose goals include the accumulation, preservation, and publication of factual
data concerning aerial activity of World War I." They publish a magazine called
Over the Front.
Uniforms:
Reproduction uniforms from WWI: including Italy, Austro-Hungary, France,
Imperial Germany and the United States.
Text and pictures depicting the uniforms of the combatants of WWI.
Includes Ottoman, Siamese, Portuguese and others as well as the better
known armies.
Eleven titles including British, German. Scottish, and Irish units.
Thirty titles covering all the national participants: British, French. Canadian,
American, Russian, German, Turkish. etc.
Color photographs of actual American WWI uniforms.
World War I Uniforms, Insignias, (Distinguishing Marks), Rank, etc.
Primarily the American soldier & sailor of WWI. Information on some other
nations is also included.
Equipment & Weapons:
This page is dedicated to the allied fighter and includes a number
of photographs and drawings.
Publisher of books on WWI aviation.
This site is dedicated to modeling the hardware of World War I, especially
tanks and artillery. There is also a useful section on the fighting men and their
uniforms.
Twenty titles including British, American, German, and French aircraft such as
the Spad, Nieuport, Albatross, Fokker, and Sopwith.
Currently two titles in the series.
Nine titles covering u-boats, tanks. artillery, zeppelins. and battleships.
Rosebud's WWI and Early Aviation Archive
"From the realization of powered flight by an obscure Bavarian emigrant
to the weapons of aerial destruction used by Richthofen's flying circus,
this project attempts to archive vintage photographs of flying machines
flown before and during the first two decades of the 20th century.
The collection currently contains 3712 downloadable images"
Highly detailed contemporary illustrations of WWI aircraft by
illustrator Mark MIller.
Museums & Historic Sites:
Includes information on WWI battlefields, battlefield debris, and
actual weapons from the conflict.
Battlefield Tours of the Somme & Ypres
Conducted and self-drive tours of these battlefields.
This site was prepared by the Somme tourist board to provide
information to visitors.
Belgian Frontline on the Yser 1914-1918
Contemporary color photographs of the battlefields and war
memorials of WWI in Belgium.
Belgian museum commemorating that nation's role in WWI.
La Grande Guerre: The Italian Front 1915-1918
A virtual tour of the Italian front of WWI.
Landscape of Belgium and France
A modern photographic study of the condition of WWI battlefields including
Ypres, Arras. Cambrai, Somme, Mons. Verdun.
Learning Curve: The Great War 1914-1918
Online collection from the National Archives of Great Britain.
This site is dedicated to the battles fought by the Americans
and French against the Germans in the Meuse-Argonne region.
Then and now photographs are included.
This site was prepared by military historian, Paul Reed. It includes
locations of WWI memorials to the units that fought there.
Tips and information about visiting the battlefields of WWI.
Includes information about Flanders, the Somme. Vimy Ridge, Cambrai, etc.
Ypres Salient World War One Page
A Belgian website with a photo gallery of the graves of combatants
who fought at Ypres.
Images of WWI: Art & Photography
Art of Russell Smith--Aviation Art
Contemporary original artworks by New Zealand artist Russell
Smith portraying WWI aircraft and pilots.
This is an online collection of 100 paintings from international museums
depicting World War I. The online exhibiton is divided into 7 sections: War
Declared, The Fighting Men, The Battlefield, The Age of Artillery, Total war,
Suffering, and Death.
Autochromes de la guerre 1914-1918
This is a collection of early color photographs from the photo archives
of the French government.
Canadian War Poster Collection
This collection from McGill University contains posters from both
World Wars I & II. You can search by war, topic and artist.
This is a very interesting website of a London-based art dealer
specializing in art from WWI. The content changes periodically.
Includes drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, and "trench art".
This is a collection of four albums of French photographs of
soldiers, battlefields, etc.
Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures
These are images from the popular press during World War I ,
such as The New York Times, collected by the Library of Congress.
Rotogravure produced high quality and richly detailed illustrations.
Photos of the Great War (WWI Image Archive)
This archive contains over 1800 photographs divided into the
following topics: War Albums, Commanders, Aviation, Troops,
Death & Destruction, Heads of State, Individuals, Locations, Weapons
& Equipment, War at Sea, Animals at War, Auxiliaries, Refugees, and
Special Exhibits.
The Poster War: Allied Propaganda Art of the First World War
A virtual online exhibit from the Royal Alberta Museum. Includes
examples from Britain, France, Canada and the United States.
2AM Bill Eddington: Egypt 1914-1915
"This website is devoted to the photographs of 2nd Aircraft Mechanic
Bill Edgington, Royal Flying Corps, who served in Egypt and Mesopotamia
in the First World War. The photographs, taken between November 1914
to the summer of 1915, came to light in the 1970s and have not been
previously published".
War Artists from the First World War
Here you will find artworks created by Canadian artists during WWI.
Music:
This site contains midi files of the popular songs of WWI: American,
Candadian, British & French. The original sheet music covers are included
as well.
Real Audio/MP3 files of actual phonograph recordings from WWI.
Re-enactments:
An American based umbrella organization of re-enactor units for both
the Alies & Central Powers. Provides links to individual groups.
British-based group recreating soldiers of the WWI from both the
Allies and Central Powers.
This site provides information on the re-enactment of the American
Doughboy of WWI.
2nd Battalion of the Border Regiment
Re-creates a typical British battalion of WWI. Re-enactors from
Chicago & Milwaukee. Re-enactmentsare held in Pennsylvania.
Reproduces items carried by the British Tommy during WWI.
Wargames &Miniatures:
"The cutting edge in WWI Aviation Modelling". This company produces
1/48th scale resin Allied & German aircraft and pilots from WWI.
"A range of highly detailed 28mm wargames miniatures
depicting
soldiers of the Great War by Dave Andrews and Aly Morrison."
This information is from the Plastic Soldier Review and illustrates the
1/72nd scale plastic soldiers that have been produced to represent
WWI
and its various national
combatants.
This is a source for "historically faithful" cardboard models of the Fokker
Dr1 used by the Germans in WWI.
These are higly detailed 1/24th scale (80mm) white metal WWI figure
kits sculpted in England by Steve Warrilow.
"The Great War of 1914 to 1918 saw the first major use of aeroplanes in combat
and as a wargames period it has much to recommend it. Battles are generally
of a simple nature with limited weaponry and plane performance. The planes of
the period include many weird and wonderful types, and the paint schemes range
from olive drab to rainbow designs! Generally regarded as the civilised era of air
warfare, World War One is certainly the time of the "Knights of the Air"."
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