Postcard Peace Palace 1914 ‘Verstoorde Vredes-Illusie’
Postcard from the days of the First World War. Translated from Dutch: ‘Disturbed Peace-Illusion’. On the back: ‘Disturbed Peace-Illusion. The Angel of Peace expelled from the Peace Palace by the War...
View ArticleMcMeekin, S., July 1914: Countdown to War, New York, NY, Basic Books, 2013.
The outbreak of the First World War was, as Winston Churchill said, “a drama never surpassed.” At the distance of a century, the characters still seem larger than life: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the...
View ArticleChronology of Events, June-July 1914
June 28, 1914, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who is killed in Sarajevo along with his wife, Duchess Sophie. July 5, 1914,...
View ArticleThe Destruction of the Cathedral of Reims, 1914
On 20 September 1914, German shellfire burned, damaged and destroyed important parts of the magnificent Cathedral of Reims, seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where once the Kings of France were...
View ArticlePoster: Darf Belgien Englands Aufmarschgebiet werden?
Poster from World War I expressing German anxiety over the proposed construction of a Channel Tunnel linking Belgium and England, c.1914-1918. Translated from German: Can Belgium be allowed to become...
View ArticleGarner, J.W., International Law and the World War, 2 vols., London, Longmans,...
This monumental contemporary treatise was undertaken by the author, Professor J.W. Garner, at the request of Dr. L. Oppenheim, then Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of...
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Gedenkboek voor den Europeeschen Oorlog in 1914 voor de Jeugd
Picture album of the First World War in 1914 for children. On the cover: the Peace Palace. Special issue of the Dutch magazine “Panorama”. Author: Piet Hoorweg, Journalist from Dordrecht; Introduction...
View ArticlePostcard Peace Palace 1914 ‘Hebt U het Vredespaleis reeds van binnen gezien?’
Postcard from the days of the First World War. Translated from Dutch: ‘Did you already see the Peace Palace from the inside?’. On the back: Postcard. Lithography Van de Ven – The Hague. Dated 1914....
View ArticleCarrier Pigeons in the First World War
Doves are often associated with the concept of Peace and Pacifism. You see them in political cartoons, on banners and signs at events promoting Peace. In Christian iconography the dove also symbolizes...
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Christa Hämmerle: Text Bertha von Suttner Commemorative Lecture
The Peace Palace Library, Den Haag, June 24th 2014, Commemoration Lectures to Celebrate the Life, Work and Legacy of Bertha von Suttner (1843 – 1914). This year, the Peace Palace Library marked the...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Peace Disturbed: The Peace Palace and the First World War
Programme Friday, 14 November – Conference Day Saturday, 15 November – Europeana Collection Day Tuesday, 18 November: Joyeux Noël (Film) Exhibitions First World War Posters & ‘Lettres d’un soldat’...
View ArticleDefeat the Kaiser and his U-boats
Black and orange colored World War I poster depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II with a German helmet watching an U-boat and a sinking ship with smoke rising from it. In the foreground is the profile of Kaiser...
View ArticleHull, I.V., A Scrap of Paper: Breaking and Making International Law during...
A century after the outbreak of the Great War, we have forgotten the central role that international law and the dramatically different interpretations of it played in the conflict’s origins and...
View ArticleKoch, J., Von Helden und Opfern: Kulturgeschichte des deutschen...
In jeder Gemeinde Deutschlands stehen Denkmäler für die Kriege 1870/71, 1914–1918 und 1939–1945: triumphale Siegesmale für den Deutsch-Französischen Krieg, Gefallenendenkmäler für die verlorenen...
View ArticleStriner, R., Woodrow Wilson and World War I: A Burden too Great to Bear,...
Woodrow Wilson is often considered one of the greatest presidents in American history because, in the first two years of his presidency, he succeeded on many fronts. However, acclaimed author and...
View Article“I summon you to Comradeship in the Red Cross”
Recruitment poster for the American Red Cross. A young woman holding an American flag. On the background the Congress building is depicted. With a quote of Woodrow Wilson, president of the United...
View ArticleIf ye break faith – we shall not sleep
Commemorative poster for World War I. A lone soldier stands in a field of poppies, his head bowed as he looks down at a simple wooden grave cross. He holds his helmet in his left hand and has his rifle...
View ArticleDeutschlands Schicksal
German propaganda poster that expresses Germany’s fear for British bombing of their industrial plants from Belgium soil. Image: map of Germany’s main industrial area. Around the map bombers and...
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First World War Posters
Ormiston, R., First World War Posters, London, Flame Tree Publishing, 2013. Early 20th century improvements in colour printing and a largely literate population in Britain, France and America meant...
View ArticleThis Saturday: Europeana 1914-1918 Collection Day at the Peace Palace
Saturday, 15 November, 10.00 – 16.00 hours Do you have any special objects, documents, photos or stories concerning the First World War? Please bring them to the Europeana 1914-1918 Collection Day at...
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