Introduction

The First World War was a global conflict that ran between 28th July 1914 and 11th November 1918. More than 16 million people died during the war and it was one of the most influential events in history, setting the context for the rest of the twentieth century. This pathfinder acts as an information and research guide for World War 1.

Library Resources

The easiest way to find any material in the Library catalogue is by using a keyword search. Enter the following phrase to locate books on the Library shelves.

• World War, 1914-1918

Subject Headings

• Australia -- History, Military -- 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes

eBooks

From Britannica eStax:

• World War I by Stewart Ross
• World War I by Stewart Ross

Reference Resources

On our shelves:

General encyclopedia:

• The World Book Encyclopedia

Subject encyclopedia:

• 20th Century edited by A.J.P. Taylor [20 volumes]
• The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of World War I [12 volumes]

Online reference:

You will need your user name and password to log onto:

• Britannica Online 

Collection highlights

• The Battlefields of the First World War: the unseen panoramas of the Western Front
• Gallipoli: 25 April 1915 - 9 January 1916
• The Great War: July 1, 1916: the first day of the Battle of the Somme - an illustrated panorama by Joe Sacco
• The Grim red mud of Flanders, in the Man with a camera: Frank Hurley overseas
• The Lost diggers by Ross Coulhart

eReserve

Department of Veterans Affairs

• Commemorating Remembrance Day - Our Past Our Future
• Australians at War
• Australian Prisoners of War

eReserve

• Cochrane, P. 1990, 'Simpson Uncensored', Good Weekend, April 21 1990, pp. 31-32, 34.
• McNicoll, D. 1983, 'The Digger Commanders', The Bulletin, April 26 1983, pp. 57-72.

Audio Visual resources

On our shelves:

DVD:

• The last day of WW1
• Australians in the Great War

Via ClickView

• 1914-1918
• 37 Days
• Apocalypse: World War I
• Days that shook the world
• History's turning points
• Lest we forget what?
• Small hands in a big wall
• The War that Changes Us
• The World Wars

Online:

YouTube:

• Film Collection Online - Training and departure of the First A.I.F

Personal narratives

• Listen and read of the experiences of some of the men involved in the campaigns on the Western Front and at Gallipoli

The Anzacs

The Gallipoli campaign lasted for 8 months and during this time 8700 Australian men died and a further 19,000 were wounded.

The Australian and New Zealand forces were part of a larger multinational allied force that included British, French and Indian troops. It is hard now to imagine the reality that was Gallipoli between April 1915 and January 1916, but it has been said that is has helped to forge an Australian identity and a consciousness of Australia's place in the world.

The first official Anzac Day was observed in 1916 and since then the legend of the 'digger' and the nature of Anzac has continued to fascinate scholars, soldiers, politicians and the general public.

On our shelves:

A keyword search of the following will quickly locate resources on our shelves:

• ANZACs
• Gallipoli Campaign

Alternatively you could use the following subject headings:

• Anzac Day - Study and teaching
• Australia -- History, Military -- 1914-1918
• Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) -- History, Military
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula

Reference Materials

• Britannica Online *You will need your user name and password to use these resources.

eReserve

AV Resources

ClickView

• Gallipoli
• Gallipoli from above
• Why Anzac with Sam Neil

DVD

• Revealing Gallipoli
• Gallipoli: line of fire
• Gallipoli: The frontline experience

Apps

• Gallipoli: the first day ABC

Web Resources

• ANZAC Portal Department of Veterans Affairs
• Anzac Day - Portal to the Anzac spirit - Board of studies NSW
• ANZAC Connections Department of Veterans Affairs
• Gallipoli and Australians
• Anzac Day
• ABC Splash: Anzac
• ABC Splash: Gallipoli and World War
  
• National Anzac Portal: Anzac stories presented in partnership with The Australian newspaper

YouTube

•  Rare film: ANZAC troops at Gallipoli (silent)

Western Front

On our shelves:

You can also search for material in the Library catalogue by using a keyword search:

• Somme
• Western Front
• Ypres

Subject Headings

• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France

eReserve

Ypres (Passchendale)

AV Resources

ClickView

Online Movies

Web Resources

 Web Resources

• The Australian Light Horse Association
• Australian War Memorial
• Commonwealth War Games Commission
• Timeline of World War One
• First World War
• First World War, 1914-1918 units: Australians at War
• Australian War Memorial, YouTube Channel, Play list: First World War