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GREAT WAR TOMMY – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

GREAT WAR TOMMY The British soldier 1914-18 (all models) Owners’ Workshop Manual. By Peter Doyle Haynes Publishing ISBN: 978 0 85733 241 7 Haynes have…

Inspiring story of a WWI hero who survived Ypres, Somme and Passchendale

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A soldier who fought in the World War I survived the Battle of Somme. He lived another day to fight at Ypres. At a cruel…

WWI: How the Great War left a lasting scar on Britain

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The Great War will forever leave a lasting mark in British history. Unlike all the other conflicts, the First World War left an impact to…

Surrendered Telegrams May Change Course of WWI History

A stash of 66 telegrams which were sent to the German High Seas armada in 1918 may compel historiographers to make some revisions on the…

THE WESTERN FRONT COMPANION – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

THE WESTERN FRONT COMPANION The Complete Guide to How the Armies Fought for Four Devastating Years, 1914-1918. By Mark Adkin Published by Aurum Press Ltd…

Believed to be the Oldest Surviving Poppy from WWI to be Auctioned

Heziel Pitogo

It is believed to be the oldest surviving poppy from WWI’s battlefields and now, it has come up to be auctioned…almost 100 years after it…

WW1 worst mass injury event – research

  A research that was done recently shows that many deaths experienced in New Zealand during the WW1 should have been significantly reduced if not…

First Minister Disclosed Wales’ Plans for Honoring WWI Centenary

Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones has disclosed that the country indeed has plans to commemorate First World War’s Centenary celebration this coming November 2014. He…

English “living museum” to feature replica of World War I trenches

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A replica of World War I trenches will be built in the English countryside to serve as “living museum” of the Great War. The replicated…

WWI Airmen Deaths Showed Humanity, Chivalry Amidst WWI Monstrosity

There might have been more humanity expressed in the First World War than what we have been told or led to believe after all. In…

Oklahoma Exhibit Lauding WWII Comanche Code Talkers Bared

Heziel Pitogo

A Nazi flag seized at the height of the Second World War together with personal photos and army uniforms are some of the mementos featured…

WWI Faces: From Hockey Players to WWI Heroes (Part 2)

Heziel Pitogo

Dr. Frances Hurd who has this picture in hand talked about the lives of the men in it. Isaac Usher, The Royal Irish Regiment (Referee)…