Roads to the Great War
Thursday, September 3, 2026

Eyewitness: Our General Visits the Front at Cantigny

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Capt. Charles Evans, 6th Field Artillery [The general is this account is Brigadier General Charles P. Summerall, who was the commander of th...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Lloyd George's Postwar Anti-Haig Offensive

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In 1933–38, former British prime minister David Lloyd George published—in six successive volumes—his  War Memoirs.  The first 600 pages deal...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

J.M. Barrie's Wartime Plays — Echoes of the War

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Echoes of the War J.M. Barrie Leopold Classic Library, 2016  Playbill from an Off-Broadway Production Originally published in 1918, this col...
Monday, August 31, 2026

Charles Whittlesey and His Ancestors Have Left Lasting Contributions to American Life

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Major General Clarence R. Edwards pinning the Medal of Honor on Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey,  Boston Common, 24 December 1918 B...
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Sunday, August 30, 2026

The Kurds and World War One

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A Troop of Kurdish Tribesmen During the War The Rise of Kurdish Nationalism The idea that Kurds deserve their own independent homeland start...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

World War One and the Shock of the New [Art] from Robert Hughes (Video)

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  The first 10 minutes with Hughes visiting the Somme battlefield is absolutely stunning. MH
Friday, August 28, 2026

From Eddie Rickenbacker's Photo Album

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  Eddie Rickenbacker (second from left) with four members of the 94th Aero Squadron standing beside an unidentified plane.  American ace Jam...
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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Remembering a Veteran: Petty Officer George Samson, HMS River Clyde, VC & White Feather

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  Petty Officer George Samson,  HMS River Clyde , VC  While helping soldiers ashore from his ship, HMS River Clyde , the 26-year-old seaman ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

"March or Die" — A Tradition of la Légion étrangère Meets Trench Warfare

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Legionnaires on a Desert March in Algeria, 1905  "March or Die" — A Tradition “March or die” ( Marche ou crève ) is the famous uno...
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