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Some [[war memorial]]s date the end of the War as being when the Versailles treaty was signed in 1919; by contrast, most commemorations of the War's end concentrate on the armistice of [[November 11]], [[1918]]. Legally the last formal peace treaties were not signed until the Treaty of Lausanne. Under its terms, the Allied forces abandoned [[Constantinople]] on [[23 August]], [[1923]].
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==Soldiers' experiences==

<!--[[Слика:BVRC-Great-War-Contingent 1914.jpg|thumb|right|The First [[Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps]] Contingent, raised in 1914, sent as an extra, 90-man [[company]] to the [[Royal Lincolnshire Regiment|1 Lincolns]] in June, 1915, the first colonial volunteer unit to reach the Front. Its strength rapidly reduced. After losing 50% of its remaining men at [[Gueudecourt]] on 25 September, 1916, the survivors merged with a Second Contingent of thirty-seven, and trained as [[Lewis gun]]ners. By the War's end, the two contingents had lost over 75% of their combined strength. Forty died on active service. 16 were commissioned., one received the [[O.B.E]], and six the [[Military Medal]]]]-->

The soldiers of the war were initially volunteers, except for [[Italy]], but increasingly were [[conscription|conscripted]] into service. Books such as ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' detail the mundane time, but also the intense horror, of soldiers that fought the war. Britain's [[Imperial War Museum]] has collected more than 2,500 recordings of soldiers' personal accounts and selected transcripts, edited by military author [[Max Arthur]], have been published. The mus(contracted; show full)
*[http://www.remuseum.org.uk/corpshistory/rem_corps_part14.htm Royal Engineers Museum] Royal Engineers and the First World War
*[http://www.greatwarmap.com/ World War 1 Atlas] A day-by-day map of the First World War
*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/collections/manuscripts/collections/ms048.dot WWI Service Questionnaires at Gettysburg College]
*[http://www.theblackvault.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=4 Collection of World War I Color Photographs]