In Italy, as in other European countries, celebrations related to the centenary of the First World War caused an intense climax, both on the academic production and on the public sphere. This article’s aim is to offer rigorous discussion on the Italian investigation achievements and also on the public celebrations carried out in memory of the 100th anniversary of WWI. The first part of the article is dedicated to the historical production on this topic over the last twenty years highlighting its peculiarities respect to the international context; the second part reviews only those articles published during the last year. It ultimately comments on the publichistory initiatives engaged in the last month and linked to the centenary.