Course: World War 1: A History in 100 Stories

Watch Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James introduce Professor Jay Winter and ask him to explore historical artefacts related to the topic of War Wounds: An Officer’s sword and pieces of …

Watch Professor Jay Winter talk about the plight of soldiers who suffered facial injuries and discuss the language used to describe war.

Watch the story of Frank Wilkinson MM and discover how a soldier could survive the war but not the peace. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have …

Watch the story of Royce Baesjou, a man said to have died of shell shock years after coming home. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been …

Watch the story of Rowland Lording and discover how drug addiction affected the veterans of war. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made to sentence …

Watch the story of Harold Candy and discover how a love story went terribly wrong. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made to sentence structure …

Watch the story of Bernard Haines, a boy soldier whose life was marred by war. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made to sentence structure …

Bruce Scates introduces the stories from Pozières, France. Having explored aspects of the physical wounds of war, you can now explore stories describing the psychological damage wrought by war. After …

Watch the story of Hugo Throssell VC, a war hero who became a pacifist and a socialist. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made to …

Watch the story of Gordon Wallace and discover how the plight of a faceless man affected his family. Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made …

Watch Bruce Scates guide you through the process of accessing film archives on the Australian War Memorial website. Note: Websites referred to in this presentation were accessed in early 2015 …

Watch Rebecca Wheatley introduce the theme of War Wounds and the issues you’ll explore this week.

Bruce Scates introduces stories from The Nek, Gallipoli in Turkey. After you’ve watched the stories, we’ll be asking you to reflect on how each explores aspects of the physical wounds …

Watch a reading of Vance Palmer’s poem ‘A Farmer Remembers the Somme’ by Monash University student Hannah Gordon. Talking point Within the Comments, consider sharing with other learners your thoughts …

Watch Rebecca Wheatley guide you through the process of accessing books and images on the National Library of Australia’s Trove website. Note: Websites referred to in this presentation were accessed …