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The Pity and the Glory of It All

Jonathan Eyal

The end of war commemorations in the UK and other western countries has little bearing on the feelings and historic memories of the Central and Eastern European states

A Century to Poland’s Rebirth

Wojciech Pawlus

The First World War resulted in the creation of a number of independent states in the eastern part of the European continent. Yet it is Poland that celebrates its national day precisely on 11 November.

The Great War Remembered

This year marks not simply the centenary of the end of the ‘War to End all Wars’, but is also the conclusion of four years of contemplation on the conflict that changed the way in which combat was waged.