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Western front – Trench warfare
Scots on the Western Front [BBC Bitesize]
World War I [DK Find out]
New technology of World War I
Which new weapons were used in the war? [BBC Bitesize]
April 22nd, 1915: Germans introduce poison gas [History.com]
Lewis light machine gun [Royal Armouries]
The submarine war [Imperial War Museum]
Home Front in Britain and Germany
How was propaganda used in World War I? [BBC Bitesize]
Domestic impact of war [BBC Bitesize]
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Further reading
Remembrance by Theresa Breslin tells the story of two Scottish families during World War I. Some are desperate to join up, some just want to help, but others cannot face the thought of killing another human being. [Library copy available]
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. The story of Joey, a horse sent to war, through Joey’s own eyes. [Library copy]
Eleven Eleven by Paul Dowswell [Library copy]
The Christmas Truce : the place where peace was found by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey [Library copy]
Soldier’s Game by James Killgore [Library copy]
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo [Library copy]
Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer [Library copy]
Stars shall be bright by Cathy MacPhail. When their mother dies, three children decide to go and find their father, who is fighting in the war. This is based on the true story of the Rail Disaster at Quintinshill. [Library copy].
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. This is the heartbreaking story of Paul Baumer, a young German soldier trying to cope with the violence, death, hunger and horror caused by the war. This book has been called the Greatest Anti-War Novel of All Time. It was also banned and burned by the Nazis [Library copy].
World War I : Scottish tales of adventure by Allan Burnett. True stories from Scottish soldiers, sailors and spies.
Literacy and language
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