Arras95 Map

This map shows geo-tagged tweets from the @Arras95 project

Arras 95 Tweets Map

This resource consists of geotagged tweets to tell the Arras 95 story. There is also a KML layer for the geotagged tweets

The Medals of Arras

There is no easy way to compare medals across different armed forces - they remain distinct entities without comparison. Harry Cator won a VC and a Croix du Guerre for his actions at Arras, but the majority of medals awarded are for Commonwealth forces - the awards for German forces are primarily for generals - the Iron Cross is awarded more often, and is perhaps, more akin to the military medal

The King of Albania

Aubrey Herbert was almost blind but served in France, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in World War One. He was the basis for characters in the work of John Buchan and Louis de Berni

A map of the front lines

This post contains a KML file, which can be opened with Google Earth, or with Google Maps: KML layer for Arras (1917)

Arras : Before and After

Arras was part of the front line for a large period of the war. Although we focus on Arras in 1917, it was also a site of a battle in 1915 and 1918

Edward Thomas : The Journey to Arras

Edward Thomas was a War Poet in World War One, who died fighting in the Battle of Arras in 1917. A previous project (First World War Poetry Digital Archive) has a large collection of his resources, and some of these have been placed geographically

Arras Cathedral

Arras Cathedral was severely damaged during the war, and became part of a propaganda / recruitment campaign. We've taken some of these propaganda shots and placed them as a Google Earth 3D Map of the cathedral to give you a feel for the damage the cathedral sustained

All Quiet on the Wikipedia Front?

Wikipedia is in a position of influence for how people learn about history, but how do the Battles of Arras (1914, 1917 and 1918) differ across the site? What do the edits and page changes tell us about these battles and how different countries see them differently? The English 1917 page dominates on edits and editors However the longest 1917 page isn't in English, and more languages have a page for the 1918 battle - some of whom (TA = Tamil) have never made an entry before

Arras95 Tweet Timeline

A series of resource and information links relating to the Arras timeline in World War 1