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Stroud Pangolin Foundry and US Artist build WWI memorial
A sculpture foundry in Gloucestershire is helping to create a memorial to US servicemen who lost their lives in World War One. The Pangolin Foundry in Stroud, alongside American sculptor Sabin Howard, has been making [...]
From Gallipoli to Beyond the Grave — Hear the Oldest Surviving Voice from World War I
Henry Lanser's words, recorded sometime between December 1914 and January 1915, are believed to be the oldest surviving recording in the world of an ordinary soldier in wartime. “Well, dear mother and father, Ethel, Edie [...]
Remembering Uncle Perce on Silver Star Service Banner Day
Today, 1 May 2023, is Silver Star Service Banner Day, a time to recognize those who have been awarded The Silver Star Medal, and remember the sacrifices of our wounded and ill veterans. The Silver [...]
“Bespoke Bodies” Showcases Art and Science of Prosthetic Limbs
Many of today’s prosthetic design concepts have their roots in World War I. A major museum exhibit connects the dots. In its day, the Carnes arm represented the absolute pinnacle of prosthetic technology. Commercially introduced [...]
A forgotten peace petition started after WWI has resurfaced and is inspiring hope
Petition signed by three quarters of all the women in Wales emerges from Smithsonian after a century. Dreams of world peace are as old as wars. But as the women of Wales were recovering from [...]
Five things you may not know about Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
The chapel at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France lies at the edge of Belleau Wood, known for intense fighting and significant victory for American forces in 1918 during World War I. The American Battle Monuments [...]
We’re Reliving The Beginnings Of WWI And Just Don’t Realize It Yet
Great changes in science and technology, globalization, and a belief the world is too economically linked to go to war “Now, as then, the march of globalization has lulled us into a false sense of [...]
The Best First World War Novels
Recommended by Alice Winn. There are dozens of novels about the First World War, many of them well worth your time. Here, Alice Winn—author of In Memoriam, a bestselling story of forbidden love between two young soldiers—selects [...]
April 20: Untested Connecticut Doughboys Fight Germany’s Best
In 1918, a division of new Connecticut recruits encountered their first taste of modern warfare in a small village in northeastern France. The US 26th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Yankee Division because its regiments were [...]
