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Soldado de África! Quantas medalhas te puseram no peito? Portugal e África numa Guerra Global

Ler História, 2014
Why being the Portuguese empire so embedded in the Portuguese imaginary the African war front where Portugal was present between 1914 and 1918, and to where the country mobilized around 50,000 men ended up overshadowed by the non-consensual intervention ...
Maria Fernanda Rollo
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Conny Kristel, De oorlog van anderen. Nederlanders en oorlogsgeweld, 1914–1918

BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2017
Conny Kristel, De oorlog van anderen. Nederlanders en oorlogsgeweld, 1914–1918 (Amsterdam, De Bezige Bij, 2016, 368 pp, isbn: 978023497394).
Maartje Abbenhuis
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Commemorating a ‘Foreign’ War in a Neutral Country The Political Insignificance of World War 1 Memory in the Netherlands

BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2016
The recent creation of a First World War museum exhibit at Huis Doorn reflects the increased Dutch attention paid to this war, accompanying the international Centenary efforts, although the neutral Netherlands had not been actively involved in the ...
Kees Ribbens
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Patriotisme philanthropique et citoyenneté féminine : les femmes et la Primrose League, 1914-1918

Revue LISA, 2008
This article studies women’s participation in the work of philanthropic patriotism conducted by the Primrose League, a Conservative organisation which remained in activity throughout the First World War.
Philippe Vervaecke
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Le renseignement britannique à l’assaut de l’Europe : l’exemple du grand‑duché de Luxembourg (1914‑1949)

ILCEA
It is always difficult to discuss the interest of a country for an intelligence service. The approach of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) offers an interesting element of understanding.
Gérald Arboit
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Conrad and the First World War [PDF]

, 2009
During the First World War, Conrad believed himself peripheral to a transitional historical moment. In November 1914, he wrote: 'the thoughts of this war sit on one's chest like a nightmare. I am painfully aware of being crippled, of being idle, of being
Niland, Richard
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Regulation 40D : punishing promiscuity on the home front during the First World War [PDF]

, 2016
In 1918, the British War Office introduced Regulation 40D as an amendment to the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA). The short- lived regulation allowed the state to remand and imprison a woman for the transmission of venereal disease to a member of His ...
Lammasniemi, Laura
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The Dangers and Temptations of the Street: managing female behaviour in Belfast during the First World War

Irish Women in the First World War Era, 2016
Concerns about the ‘modern girl’ have a long tradition, and the changes and disruption brought about by the First World War exacerbated these anxieties.
L. McCormick
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Economic consequences of the First World War [PDF]

Trendovi u Poslovanju
The First World War (1914-1918) marked the beginning of the 20th century as one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. This paper analyzes the economic consequences of the war, focusing on the costs, both material and in terms of human ...
Nikolić Srboljub, Mihajlović Milan, Epler Igor, Milanović Nikola   +3 more
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Canada and the First World War: A Canadian War Museum Internet Exhibition [PDF]

, 2012
Canada and the First World War is the largest internet resource ever developed by the Canadian War Museum. The goal of this site is to provide visitors across the country and around the world with the most comprehensive and authoritative site for the ...
Cook, Tim, Lyons, Kathryn
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