Roads to the Great War
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Why the Hindenburg Line Failed

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The Hindenburg Line, as it was known by the Allied  armies, was the strongest defensive system built during the First World War. Its reputat...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Great War's Impact on Canada

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  Temporary Canadian Graves on the Western Front Originally Presented by the Canadian War Museum Canada emerged from the First World War a p...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Of Those We Loved: A Great War Narrative Remembered and Illustrated

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By I. L. "Dick" Read Pen & Sword Military, 2013.  First published in 1994 David F. Beer, Reviewer Author...
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Monday, January 17, 2022

New Addition to Our World War I Tattoo Collection: #2 Barbed Wire & Poppies

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  Collection Number & Title:   #2 Barbed Wire & Poppies Description:   Floral piece with two dramatic blossoming red poppies set ato...
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Sunday, January 16, 2022

Sveta Gora: Holy Site Destroyed in the Great War

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Sveta Gora Today Along the Soca (formerly Isonzo) River just north of the Slovenian/Italian border city of Gorizia,  is a  2,240-ft. peak na...
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Remembering a Veteran: Lt. Everett McKinley Dirksen, 19th Balloon Company, 328th Field Artlillery, AEF

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  Lt. Everett Dirksen Wearing the Aerial Observer Wing Future U.S. Senator from Illinois and Senate Minority leader Everett Dirksen (1896–19...
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Friday, January 14, 2022

Who Was Eric Geddes?

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Sir Eric Campbell Geddes (1875–1937) Eric Geddes  was the  driving force behind the reorganization of the British Expeditionary Force’s (BEF...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

General Pershing, Meet the British High Command

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Arrival in Liverpool, 8 June 1917 By Dr. Tyler R. Bamford For nearly all active U.S. Army personnel, World War I marked the first time they ...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

America's Moms Played a Big Role in World War I

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  Eddie Rickenbacker's Mother Welcomes Her Son Home from the War By Patri O'Gan and Mallory Warner, National Museum of American Hist...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

United States Army Depot Brigades in World War I

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By Alexander F. Barnes & Peter Belmonte McFarland and Company, 2022 Michael Hanlon, Reviewer How the Depot Brigades Were Supposed to Wor...
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Monday, January 10, 2022

They Did Not Choose Their Burial—A Desecrated Memorial Restored

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Above is my own photo of  what was one of the most moving memorials on the Western Front when I was leading battlefield tours. It was locate...
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