Roads to the Great War
Sunday, September 27, 2026

The Vauthier Borne Markers

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Dedication of Marker #1 at Château-Thierry  November, 1921 In our recent Lonesome Memorials #27 article ( HERE ) We mentioned that located a...
Saturday, September 26, 2026

A Dozen Photographs of Russia at War in 1916

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Click on Images to Enlarge The Dukhovshchinsky Regiment at a Performance at the Regimental Theater A Hospital Nurse Military Hospital Ward  ...
Friday, September 25, 2026

Lonesome Memorials #28: World War One Memorial in Agawam Park, Southampton, NY

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Click on Images to Enlarge The Southampton Memorial Looking North By James Patton The village of Southampton, NY (2020 pop. 4,550, 1920 pop....
Thursday, September 24, 2026

Sassoon's Letter to The Times

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Siegfried Sassoon was born into wealth and had led a privileged life before the war, with much hunting and cricketeering and some literary d...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Meet the First American Produced Tank, the Model 1917 (M1917) – Video

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Matthew from the American Heritage Museum at Hudson, Massachusetts, here gives an excellent introduction to the first American produced tank...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War

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By Terry Deary & Martin Brown  Scholastic, 2007 Commentary by Esther MacCallum-Stewart Nonfiction books for children deal more explicitl...
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Monday, September 21, 2026

The French Military Mission to Poland

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Charles De Gaulle in Poland, 1920 Following an April 1919 agreement, Marshal Foch dispatched a military mission to Poland in an effort by Fr...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

What Are the Most Significant Finds of World War One Archeologists?

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Last week, the wife and I were watching the excellent 4-part docudrama  The Mummy of Tutankhamun that tells the story of archaeologist Howa...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

A Monumental Tribute to Tommy—The Hauntings—Is Visiting Albert

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  A new  " Tommy" statue recently arrived in Albert, France. It is a magnificent, 6.5-meter-tall (23-foot) scrap-metal sculpture o...
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Friday, September 18, 2026

My Favorite French War Poem

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Relief By Charles Vildrac (Trans. Christopher Middleton) Poilu Charles Huard In our place Fresh Troops have come Sent up the line As bait fo...
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