Poster advertising the 1930 Academy Award winning film. (Image, filmsite.org)
Oregon State Archives Web Exhibits
These exhibits offer more information about society and culture in Oregon before, during, and after World War I:
Life on the Home Front: Oregon Responds to World War II
Sold in Oregon: Historical Oregon Trademarks
Historic Columbia River Highway
Oregon Historical Records Index
The Oregon Historical Records index includes World War I personal service histories gathered by the Oregon State Defense Council.
Selected Websites
These sites include descriptions, documents, and media related to World War I:
firstworldwar.com
World War I Document Archive
World War I: Trenches on the Web
The Great War (PBS)
Selected Television Documentary
Selected Films
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All Quiet on the Western Front" (Lewis Milestone, director, 1930) Several German schoolboys are followed through the horrors of the trenches. This anti-war film is based on the best-selling 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
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Paths of Glory" (Stanley Kubrick, director, 1957) Fictional doomed French assault leads to scapegoating and court martials as this film looks at patriotism and ambition during war.
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Gallipoli" (Peter Weir, director, 1981) Two Australian message runners face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
Selected Books
Gilbert, Martin,
First World War: A Complete History (1996).
Howard, Michael,
First World War (2003).
Keegan, John,
The First World War (2000).
Kennedy, David,
Over Here: The First World War and American Society (1990).
Strachan, H (ed.),
The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War (1998).
Tuchman, Barbara,
The Guns of August (1994).