Roads to the Great War
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

"World War I: The American Legacy" — A Beautifully Produced Documentary

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Editor's note:   This is an old-style documentary that exclusively uses still images with no moving footage.  The images, however, are o...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

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By T.E. Lawrence Privately Printed, December 1926 Max Boot, Reviewer Lawrence When He Was a Student at Jesus College, Oxford, About 1910 Ori...
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Monday, August 17, 2026

Sgt. Frank L. Carbaugh's 1918 Poem "The Fields of the Marne"

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Sgt. Frank L. Carbaugh, 7th M.G. Battalion, 3rd Division By Connie Ruzich Frank Carbaugh was a Doughboy from Greencastle, a small town in ce...
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Sunday, August 16, 2026

The Birth and Fading Away of France's Union Sacrée

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The French people by August  1914 were facing a coming war with shock, sadness, and consternation. But—unbeknownst to most Frenchmen—the pro...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

Rhode Island, USA, Goes to War

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Like Much of America, Rhode Island Had Been Caught Up in the Pre-Entry Preparedness Movement – Preparedness Event in Providence, 3 June 1916...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Musical Footnotes to a World War

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Maurice Ravel at Verdun One of Maurice Ravel's  last major works was the Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand , written for the Viennes...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Weapons of War: The Automatic Pistol Caliber .45, Model 1911 in Action

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  From Gentleman at Arms Jack Savage Wildman Two Medal of Honor Recipients On the morning of 8 October 1918, elements of the 328th Infantry,...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Charlie Chaplin at War

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Charlie Chaplin Raising War Funding in The Bond Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889–1977)  came from a show business family. Charlie was thrown on...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The Return of the Soldier

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By Rebecca West Virago, 2010 Sam Jordison, Reviewer Rebecca West, (Bettmann Archive) Originally Presented in The Guardian , 5 June 2018 “I’v...
Monday, August 10, 2026

Getting Those Naval Mutinies Straight

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Sailors Demonstrating at Wilhelmshaven, 10 November 1918 I'm pretty sure that some of our readers share my difficulty in sorting out the...
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