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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 [...]
Fountain in France, marking where dozens of CT soldiers died in World War I, focus of ceremony
The fountain at Seicheprey, donated in 1923 by the people of Connecticut, commemorates the service of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and the lasting bonds between America and France. In a column on the dedication [...]
American Battle Monuments Commission celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
For Jazz Appreciation Month, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) honors one of the most famous regimental bands of World War I — the regimental band of the 369th U.S. Infantry , led by Lt. [...]
Ritzy redevelopment planned at Belgian WWI memorial church funded by US veterans draws criticism
LIEGE, Belgium — The American veterans and widows whose donations helped build the towering Church of the Sacred Heart intended it to be an enduring reminder of the sacrifices of allied troops in World War I. [...]
Nagy: When Will We Ever Learn: Lessons from WWI Shine Light on Russia and China
"...remarkable parallels to how America’s naivete, isolationism, and dithering were major factors in the collapse of global order in the aftermath of World War I..." I don’t know which phrase is more apt for how [...]
How a WWI film from 1919 set the stage for the zombie film genre
Zombie myths trace their roots back as far as ancient Greece, and they have a particular infamy in West African culture, but the first portrayal on the silver screen of the reanimated dead returning to wreak havoc [...]
Storm knocks down 100-year-old tree at Memorial Park honoring Rochelle’s WWI dead
Cuttings taken from tree for possible replanting ROCHELLE — One of the casualties of the March 31 storm that hit the area was a 100-year-old tree at Memorial Park honoring those that died serving their [...]
2023 Veterans Clinic Symposium at University of Missouri Law School Spotlights WWI Hello Girls
On April 28, 2023, the Missouri University School of Law Veterans Clinic Symposium will present Discrimination in the Military and Thereafter: United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Since 1775, when the U.S. military was founded, [...]
