Sunday, July 26, 2026

Madness of Courage: The Exceptional Achievements of Group Captain Gilbert Insall, VC, Pilot, POW & Escapee (Video)

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Italian Irredentism and Italy's Decision to Join the Allies

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An Irredentist Idealized Italy This is the most concise and clear explanation I found on this subject. MH    Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Halla...
Friday, July 24, 2026

British Armor Innovation: From the Armistice to North Africa, 1942

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Glasgow Detachment, British Tank Corps, 1921. After the War the Tank Corps Was Quickly Reduced from 26 Battalions to 4   By Kendrick Kuo,  A...
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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Remembering a Veteran: James Montgomery Flagg, Poster Artist Extraordinaire

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Flagg Painting Main Subject for His "Tell It to the Marines" Poster 11 August 1918, NY Times Noted artist and illustrator James Mo...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Romano's Well, Gallipoli: A Sacred Spot for the Royal Naval Division

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Insignia of the 63rd Royal Naval Division During the Gallipoli Campaign (1915), Romano's Well was a stagnant, mosquito-infested water so...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Paths of Glory and Fear: Kubrick's Film and Chevallier's Novel Both Censored in France

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  Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax in Paths of Glory By Jennifer Orthveillon Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick. Two American names that have meant...
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Monday, July 20, 2026

Eyewitnesses: First Combat of Four Eloquent French Soldiers

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French Bivouac During the First Battle of the Marne Marc Bloch, Infantry It is likely that as long as I live, at least if I do not become se...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Milwaukee Germania-Herold Gave America a View of the German and Austrian Side of the War

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Click on any of the images to enlarge. The Germania-Herold was a major, widely circulated German-language daily newspaper published in Milw...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Three Memorable Days for WWI Destroyer USS Ward

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  USS Ward Underway The USS Ward (DD-139) was a U.S. Navy Wickes-class 4-stack, flush-deck destroyer built at Mare Island shipyard in Cali...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Weapons of War: Barbed Wire Made in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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132nd Infantry Firing from Behind a Barbed Wire Barricade, 3 October 1918 James Patton The Early Days of Barbed Wire Barbed wire consists of...