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A Few Thoughts About World War 1
Hi everyone. I did an interview spot on The Jesse Kelly Show today, as part of a series he’s doing on the First World War. I figured since I had already written down some notes [...]
Celebrated local WWI soldier focus of Old Fort Niagara lecture
Niagara County’s own Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Frank Gaffney was the topic of a free Zoom lecture hosted by Old Fort Niagara. The talk features author John Strasburg, who recently published a book entitled [...]
Carvings at Bordeaux Château Point to World War I Love Stories
The romance between U.S. soldiers and French women lives on thanks to graffiti in the limestone quarry of Château de Barbe Blanche Wine is a natural match for date nights, and it has been throughout history. [...]
New documentary highlights achievements of some trailblazing women during WWI
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- ABC7 Salutes America's first female soldiers, who served in France during World War I. And many of them were from here in California. A new documentary called "The Hello Girls" tells the [...]
“I … yearn once more for the strenuous life”: Mary Helen Fee, teacher, writer, WWI canteen worker.
Mary Helen Fee was born in October 1864 in Quincy, IL, to John Fee—city physician for Kansas City and an army surgeon in the Civil War—and his wife, Louisa Wilcox Fee. Fee was an English [...]
Bugles Across Flanders: A personal mission of remembrance and honor
As an American professional trumpet player and educator, I have been employed for 35 years by the School of Music at Western Carolina University in North Carolina. My journey into the World War I history [...]
The U.S.S. Cyclops – Explorations on Television
(Editor's Note: See Marvin's previous articles and video about the U.S.S. Cyclops and her crew here and here.) I was about ten years of age when I was first made aware of my family’s connection [...]
How lessons from the First World War could help Ukraine in the war
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, the war’s tactics increasingly seem to match scenes from the First World War: soldiers huddle in trenches along stagnant front lines and navigate intense barrages. Beyond trench warfare, [...]
The Untold Truth Of America’s WWI German POW Camps
While the United States originally stayed out of World War I, the beginning of 1917 saw Germany push the country's lawmakers to the limit, including sinking several ships that led to the deaths of American [...]
