Roads to the Great War
Friday, January 9, 2026

Gibraltar at War

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A Naval Bastion Even after the passing of the Age of Sail, tiny Gibraltar (2.6 sq.miles) remained vital to the British Empire and a thorn in...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

The Siege of Maryland's Peace Cross

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The Memorial The Peace Cross is a war memorial located in the three-way junction of Bladensburg Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Annapolis Road i...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

The All-Masonic Unit of the AEF: The 364th Ambulance Company

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By Adam Kendall Originally presented in the June/July 2015 issue of California Freemason   Although the United States was officially neutral...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The Real T. E. Lawrence: His Life and Legacy

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  By Andrew Norman Pen and Sword, 2005 Reviewed by David F. Beer Lawrence and Lowell Thomas The 44 chapters of this book are interesting, in...
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Monday, January 5, 2026

It All Depends on Your Point of View—America's Interest in the War c. 1914

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Minnesotan Frank Naughton presents two arguments revealing American interests in seeing the European war continue in his three-panel editori...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Lloyd Georges' Growing Distrust of Field Marshal Haig

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The Most Famous Photo of Haig and Lloyd George in Which the General Seems to Be Telling the Not-Yet Prime Minister What's What From Ian ...
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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Verdun: A Diversion from the German Way of War?

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By John Beatty The Plan Erich von Falkenhayn's Western Front offensive of 1916 aimed directly at the traditional invasion route between ...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Was the U.S. Military Intervention in the First World War Worth the Cost? — Video

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Summary As the centennial of U.S. entry into WWI approaches, Bradford Lee, Emeritus Philip A. Crowl Professor of Comparative Strategy at t...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Who were Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred?

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By James Patton The British Empire service medal group pictured above, consisting of (Left) the 1914 Star (informally the "Mons Star...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

100 Years Ago: 1925 Was a Big Year for Peacemakers

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As the new year of 1926 approached, there were a lot of congratulations being passed between the various diplomatic ministries of the partic...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Eyewitness: The Trenches as Dante's Inferno

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Poilus Heading for the Trenches Letter from Chasseur รก Pied Robet Pellissier February 7, 1915 . . . My battalion had a devil of a time the s...
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Monday, December 29, 2025

Remembering a Veteran: Private Frank (Mayo) Lind, Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Francis T. Lind (1879–1 July 1916) Lind, who at age 35,  gave up his successful career as an accountant and became a member of the “First Fi...
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