The Land Army The Women's Land Army (WLA) was a British civilian organisation created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture replacing.

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2 The Land Army The Women's Land Army (WLA) was a British civilian organisation created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture replacing men called up to the military. Women who worked for the WLA were commonly known as Land Girls. Kathleen Gilbert describes : « There was nobody to do the work, the men had been called up » « The pay was 25 shilling a week if you had horses or cows to see to »

3 The Zeppelin German zeppelins launched attacks on several British towns : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01zl600 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin started buiding this airship in the 19th century. During World War I, the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts, killing over 500 people in bombing raids in Britain. German zeppelins launched attacks on several British towns : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01zl600

4 Sending letters during the war Le trajet du courrier entre la France et la Grande Bretagne

5 Sending letters during the war Extrait d’une lettre envoyée par le soldat Arthur Harrington … Puis tu dois partir bientôt de Londres pour te changer les idées et te reposer et permettre à la Nature de récupérer. Et bien, ma chérie, Dieu merci tu vas bien. Ne t’inquiète pas si mes lettres deviennent un peu moins fréquentes bientôt car je ne pense pas pouvoir t’écrire à nouveau de « cet endroit » + il arrive peu de chose qui puissent donner matière à une lettre. Donne mon affection à ? S’il te plaît. Des tonnes d’amour pour toi + « la petite fille » de ton mari qui t’aime… Un modèle de carte pré-remplie Une enveloppe qui a passé la censure

6 videos http://www.britishpathe.com/video/cavalry http://www.britishpathe.com/video/german-sink-ships http://www.britishpathe.com/video/verdun-battle-scenes-2 “But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one.” ― Wilfred Owen, The War Poems