for the teacher

Originally my focus was very much on the war - and so the two articles were one on general background, one on a battle.  While writing the quest however other aspects of World War I reared their heads.  The list of possible aspects / battles for the second article could be chosen from:

Battles: The Somme (record number killed in first hour)
Passchendaele
Verdun (the longest battle)
Second battle of Ypres (gas)
Cambrai (tanks

Weapons and tactics of the First World War
Life (and death) in the trenches
The Christmas Truce (1914)

The Home Front - women's role, the effect on women
The Home Front - recruiting
The Home Front - songs of WWI

The Aftermath.