Roads to the Great War
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Walking in the Footsteps of the Fallen: Verdun 1916

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by Christina Holstein. Pen & Sword Books, 2019 James Thomas, Reviewer Memorial to Emile Driant, First French Hero of Ve...
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Monday, April 13, 2020

The 19th Century Roots of the Great War,
Part II

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See Yesterday's Entry for Part I Bismarck Visiting With Emperor Franz Joseph 5. Austria-Hungary and Germany Form Their Allian...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

The 19th Century Roots of the Great War,
Part I

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1. Napoleon Bonaparte Defeated at Waterloo 18 June 1815 Facts: The murderous ardor released with the French Revolution seemed spen...
Saturday, April 11, 2020

"Get the Boys Home Toot Sweet"

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There's an outstanding account of the demobilization experience of the Doughboys in the Spring 2020 issue of Army History . Downl...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Recommended: The French Experience at Gallipoli

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French Field Kitchen at Gallipoli Originally published at The Conversation , 23 April 2015 With almost the same number of soldier...
Thursday, April 9, 2020

The Thing Called Armageddon: An Anecdote from Siegfried Sassoon

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At 9:00 p.m. the company fell in at the top of the ruined street of Saint Martin. Two guides from the outgoing battalion awaited us. ...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Alvin York: "Don't Want to Fight"

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See Line 12.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The Campaign in Gallipoli

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by Hans Kannengiesser Pasha Translated by Maj. C.J.P. Ball The Naval and Military Press, Ltd., 1927 (facsimile) Michael Kihntopf,...
Monday, April 6, 2020

22-23 April 1918: The Zeebrugge Raid

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The Main Assault Ship HMS Vindictive After the Action Zeebrugge on the Belgian coastline was an outlet for German U-boats and dest...
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Sunday, April 5, 2020

A Unique and Precious Military History Documentary

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Imagine you could jump into your Wayback Machine and dial in a visit to the site of one of the decisive battles of world history, say Can...
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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Victory Recipes: "Food Will Win the War"

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Click on Images to Enlarge  Source:  PBS: The American Experience
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Friday, April 3, 2020

How My Old Man Survived the Spanish Flu and a Stay in the Pesthouse

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George Hanlon at 80 The old man, George Hanlon (1905–1991), had an interesting time of it during the Great War in our home town of Sa...
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Thursday, April 2, 2020

A Visual Insight into the Caporetto Breakthrough

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Click on Images to Enlarge You are positioned on the ruins of Tolmin Castle in presented day Slovenia looking to the northwest.  T...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Goodbye, Colonel: An Anecdote from Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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Editor's Note:  Céline was serving with the 12th Cuirassier (armored cavalry) Regiment in Flanders at the time of this incident. A...
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