100 years since the WW1 Armistice, Remembrance Day remains a powerful reminder of the cost of war
- Written by Romain Fathi, Lecturer, History, Flinders University
A crowd at Martin Place, Sydney, celebrates the news of the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918.Australian War Memorial
One hundred years ago – on November 11 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month – millions of men laid down their guns.
This was Armistice Day, the end of the first world war.
Germany, the last...