In June 2014 we will see the centenary of the start of World War I. This will doubtless be a mammoth commemoration of one of the most significant wars in history, attracting vast interest from schools, universities, veterans groups and the media. It offers us the chance to showcase what a brilliant resource Wikipedia is by producing a string of FA-quality articles covering all the most significant topics in World War I.
Operation Great War Centennial will identify core topics on World War I and aim to bring them all to top quality before the Centenary. Initially, the effort will focus on producing a list of core topics and encouraging existing Military history WikiProject editors to improve them. In due course, it will reach out to other relevant WikiProjects and editors in general to encourage participation and get balanced viewpoints.
[edit] Core Topics List
Provisional list of top-level World War I topics:
- Article Name, 1 hour pageviews, Total pageviews from stats server.
The stats are produced by searching the raw text of the 14/12/2008 2100 stats file.
[edit] High-level topics
i.e. World War I itself and 'Main Article's branching from it
| Article |
Hourly pageviews |
Total pageviews |
Status |
| World War |
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3 of 5 for  |
| World War I |
1336 |
139,171,424 |
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| Causes |
| Causes of World War I |
13 |
1,155,319 |
|
| Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria |
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| July Ultimatum |
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3 of 5 for |
| Opposition to World War I |
3 |
35,047 |
1 (grammar) of 5 for |
| Theatres |
| Western Front (World War I) |
64 |
3,695,892 |
 (2006) |
| Eastern Front (World War I) |
33 |
679,858 |
3 of 5 for |
| Balkans Campaign (World War I) |
8 |
285,451 |
3 of 5 for |
| Italian Campaign (World War I) |
29 |
1,581,914 |
4 of 5 for |
| Middle Eastern theatre of World War I |
1 |
142,418 |
2 of 5 for |
| Naval warfare of World War I |
3 |
156,200 |
4 of 5 for |
| African theatre of World War I |
4 |
177,539 |
3 of 5 for |
| American Theater (1914-1918) |
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| Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I |
5 |
67,707 |
3 of 5 for |
| By country Category:World War I by country |
| Participants in World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Triple Entente |
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4 of 5 for |
| Allies of World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Central Powers |
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3 of 5 for |
| Military history of Australia during World War I |
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| Aliyah and yishuv during World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| South Arabia during World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Bulgaria during World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Canada in World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| France in World War I |
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| History of Germany during World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Greece during World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| Hungary in World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Italy in World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| Japan during World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Montserrat in World War I |
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| Military history of New Zealand during World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Poland during World War I |
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start |
| Portugal in World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Romania during World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Siam during World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| Switzerland during the World Wars |
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| Ukraine in World War I |
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| History of the United Kingdom during World War I |
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| History of the United States (1865-1918)#World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| American entry into World War I |
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3 of 5 for |
| Vietnam during World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| Historiography of WWI |
| Timeline of World War I |
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4 of 5 for |
| Technology during World War I |
29 |
612,595 |
3 of 5 for |
| World War One (TV series) |
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2 of 5 for |
| World War I in art and literature |
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| Fiction based on World War I |
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2 of 5 for |
| Aftermath |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
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| Armistice with Germany (Compiègne) |
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4 of 5 for |
| Treaty of Versailles |
337 |
12,198,471 |
4 of 5 for |
| Treaty of Trianon |
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4 of 5 for |
| Treaty of Sèvres |
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4 of 5 for |
| Treaty of Lausanne |
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4 of 5 for |
| Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire |
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3 of 5 for |
| World War I reparations |
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4 of 5 for |
| Aftermath of World War I |
74 |
1,745,643 |
3 of 5 for |
| World War I casualties |
85 |
2,681,080 |
4 of 5 for |
[edit] Core Western Front Topics
An estimate of all the highest-importance topics for the Western Front. We need a list like this for each of the high-level topics. Then we will probably have a list of all core WWI topics.
[edit] War Plans & Doctrines
[edit] Armies and Units
[edit] Battles and Operations
| Article |
Hourly pageviews |
Total pageviews |
status |
| Battle of Liège |
3 |
40,788 |
2 of 5 for |
| Battle of the Frontiers |
8 |
192,523 |
4 of 5 for |
| First Battle of the Marne |
46 |
977,139 |
2 of 5 for |
| Race to the Sea |
9 |
113,499 |
3 of 5 for |
| First Battle of Ypres |
17 |
160,069 |
2 of 5 for |
| Battle of Neuve Chapelle |
7 |
78,974 |
4 of 5 for |
| Second Battle of Ypres |
14 |
365,274 |
3 of 5 for |
| Second Battle of Artois |
2 |
70,517 |
1 of 5 for |
| Second Battle of Champagne |
5 |
76,182 |
3 of 5 for |
| Battle of Loos |
4 |
70,689 |
4 of 5 for |
| Third Battle of Artois |
1 |
32,872 |
1 of 5 for |
| Battle of Verdun |
58 |
1,164,507 |
4 of 5 for |
| Battle of the Somme |
129 |
6,677,495 |
Former (refs and POV) |
| Battle of Arras (1917) |
4 |
459,575 |
(2007) |
| Second Battle of the Aisne |
3 |
71,005 |
|
| Battle of Messines |
7 |
140,853 |
|
| Battle of Passchendaele |
57 |
2,015,091 |
|
| Battle of Cambrai (1917) |
11 |
271,483 |
3 of 5 for |
| Spring Offensive |
21 |
483,678 |
4 of 5 for |
| Second Battle of the Marne |
8 |
219,262 |
3 of 5 for |
| Hundred Days Offensive |
18 |
461,816 |
|
[edit] People
| Article |
Hourly pageviews |
Total pageviews |
status |
| Helmuth von Moltke the Younger |
11 |
202,594 |
2 of 5 for |
| Joseph Joffre |
17 |
533,169 |
4 of 5 for |
| John French, 1st Earl of Ypres |
11 |
697,203 |
4 of 5 for |
| Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener |
19 |
855,161 |
|
| Alexander von Kluck |
2 |
25,936 |
1 of 5 for |
| Karl von Bülow |
??? |
??? |
3 of 5 for |
| Robert Nivelle |
3 |
32,874 |
|
| Ferdinand Foch |
12 |
331,797 |
4 of 5 for |
| Philippe Pétain |
2 |
153,080 |
4 of 5 for |
| Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig |
37 |
1,105,885 |
4 of 5 for |
| Erich von Falkenhayn |
2 |
40,733 |
4 of 5 for |
| Erich Ludendorff |
17 |
368,077 |
4 of 5 for |
| John J. Pershing |
40 |
1,725,341 |
4 of 5 for |
| David Lloyd George |
48 |
2,663,413 |
4 of 5 for |
| John Monash |
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| Arthur Currie |
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| T.E. Lawrence |
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4 of 5 for |
| Mata Hari |
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| Wilfred Owen |
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| World War I prisoners of war in Germany |
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| Women in the First World War |
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| Women's roles in the World Wars |
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4 of 5 for |
| Wilhelm II, German Emperor |
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3 of 5 for |
[edit] Atrocities and Propaganda
[edit] Technologies
| Article |
Hourly pageviews |
Total pageviews |
status |
| Poison gas in World War I |
56 |
2,070,509 |
Former (refs, formatting), Currently |
| Barrage (artillery) |
5 |
181,791 |
4 of 5 for |
| Hindenburg Line |
5 |
81,958 |
 |
| Machine gun |
73 |
1,903,367 |
4 of 5 for |
| Barbed wire |
31 |
594,090 |
4 of 5 for |
| Tanks in World War I |
26 |
426,296 |
4 of 5 for |
| Bangalore Torpedo |
n/a |
n/a |
4 of 5 for |
| Horses in World War I |
n/a |
n/a |
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[edit] Core Eastern Front Topics
[edit] Combatants & Forces
[edit] Battles & Operations
[edit] People
[edit] Core Topics in other Fronts
[edit] Battles & Operations
[edit] People
[edit] Balkans
[edit] Serbia
[edit] Salonika
[edit] Near East
[edit] Middle East
[edit] Africa
[edit] Asia & Pacific
[edit] Core Naval Topics
[edit] Navies & Tactics
[edit] Engagements
[edit] People
[edit] Technologies
[edit] Core Aviation Topics
[edit] Air Forces
[edit] Battles & Events
[edit] Aircraft & Technology
[edit] People
[edit] Core Technology Topics
[edit] Vehicles
[edit] Artillery
[edit] Machine Guns
[edit] Small Arms
[edit] Radios and communication
[edit] Core Impact and Aftermath Topics
[edit] Non-core but interesting topics
(refs and POV)
