The Friday Digest 01/08/14

This week's update features the white glove myth, the prisoners of war who grew 33,000 lettuces and a lot of First World War news.

* The outbreak of war and the July Crisis of 1914.

* How the state and press kept the truth about the First World War off the front page. 

* Do you agree with David Hayes that 'the centenary of the 1914–18 war reveals Britain to be a country of permanent involution'? 

* An interactive look at the western front in the First World War, then and now.

* Twelve eerie photos of the First World Warblended with the present, 100 years on.

* Rightmove have compared a number of First World War images to their street view today and the results are fascinating.

* The mystery message left inside a First World War kilt ...

* A fantastic article from Jonathan Boff: Zen and the art of commemoration or, how I learned to stop worrying and love WWI

* The cricketers who fought for their country in the First World War.   

* A guided tour of the British soldier's kit. 

* The prisoners of war who grew 33,000 lettuces.

* Is this shed the world's smallest Olympic and Titanic museum?

* Battle Castle  share five tips for seiging your favourite medieval castle.

* The model of Richard III at new visitor centre was revealed this week amid a storm of controversy, with experts calling it 'grotesque', thanks to its resemblance to a storm trooper. 

* Just who were Sanders Bros, and why were they so important?

*  A newly discovered Egyptian carving, which dates back more than 3,300 years, bears the scars of a religious revolution that upended the ancient civilization.

* The defenestration of Jean-Andoche Junot. 

* Archive documents and the white glove myth.

 * A journey on the classic locomotives of Great Britain.

 * Is this London or abroad? A curious look at the capital's rich history.

* Could one of these characters become the next TV detective? 

* It's time that the Booker prize stopped telling us the same old story.

* Which books by women have had the biggest impact on you? 

* Nathan Filer on why you should ignore the superlatives on book jackets. 

* Great classical music inspired by literature.

* Why publishers (still) matter.

* In a digital world, what does out of print mean? 

* Douglas Preston on Amazon, Hachette, and indie authors. 

* How Amazon brought publishing to its knees — and why authors might be next ...

  Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?