Articles related to "The Great War"
How Great Was the Great War? (book review of 3 books)
The Great War has traditionally been seen as a great event of the twentieth century, particularly for British social history. This essay reexamines this issue, looking at some old "classics" as well as contemporary work on the subject.
first world war • world war i • book reviews • british society • social aspects
The Great War has traditionally been seen as a great event of the twentieth century, particularly for British social history. This essay reexamines this issue, looking at some old "classics" as well as contemporary work on the subject.
first world war • world war i • book reviews • british society • social aspects
COMBINED ARMS IN THE GREAT WAR
Combined arms in WWI brings victory to Aussies & Americans
monash • australian • wwi • world war one • army
Combined arms in WWI brings victory to Aussies & Americans
monash • australian • wwi • world war one • army
Famous People Of The Great War
They were not famous at the time, but history would remember these writers, actors, politicans and popes more for what they would accomplish later than for the war.
ernest hemmingway • walt disney • cs lewis • jrr tolkein • hugh lofting doctor doolittle
They were not famous at the time, but history would remember these writers, actors, politicans and popes more for what they would accomplish later than for the war.
ernest hemmingway • walt disney • cs lewis • jrr tolkein • hugh lofting doctor doolittle
The Little Lady Who Started the Great War
The life of Harriet Beecher Stowe - wife, mother, author and abolitionist.
The life of Harriet Beecher Stowe - wife, mother, author and abolitionist.
War and Responsibilty: Ferguson's PITY OF WAR (book review)
Niall Ferguson's latest book THE PITY OF WAR has caused a firestorm of controversy among academics and others and has profoundly affected the debate about World War I. "The A.J.P. Taylor" of his generation, Ferguson's book is fun, historically entertaining and interesting, as well as extremely controversial and often wrong. This extended essay offers a thorough synopsis of the author's arguments as well as my assessment of the book.
first world war • ww1 • wwi • great war • military
Niall Ferguson's latest book THE PITY OF WAR has caused a firestorm of controversy among academics and others and has profoundly affected the debate about World War I. "The A.J.P. Taylor" of his generation, Ferguson's book is fun, historically entertaining and interesting, as well as extremely controversial and often wrong. This extended essay offers a thorough synopsis of the author's arguments as well as my assessment of the book.
first world war • ww1 • wwi • great war • military
Canada In World War I
In 1914, in what many called "The Great War," Canada joined Britan and her allies in a fight that was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
world war i • canada at war • the great war • war memorials • remberance day
In 1914, in what many called "The Great War," Canada joined Britan and her allies in a fight that was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
world war i • canada at war • the great war • war memorials • remberance day
Poppies and Landscapes of War
Flanders field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) brighten up European landscapes in early summer. Here in the U.S., they symbolize Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day.
landscaping • landscaping ideas • landscaping designs • landscaping plans • residential landscaping
Flanders field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) brighten up European landscapes in early summer. Here in the U.S., they symbolize Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day.
landscaping • landscaping ideas • landscaping designs • landscaping plans • residential landscaping
Sir Roger Casement
From lurid diary entries that may have been forged to a court's ruling on the meaning of a comma, nothing about Roger Casement's prosecution for treason was mundane.
sir roger casement • roger casement • irish volunteers • great war • treason
From lurid diary entries that may have been forged to a court's ruling on the meaning of a comma, nothing about Roger Casement's prosecution for treason was mundane.
sir roger casement • roger casement • irish volunteers • great war • treason
Tannenberg - Lost Chance
The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army
tannenberg • german army • russian army • east prussia • samsanov
The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army
tannenberg • german army • russian army • east prussia • samsanov
The Anzacs
The story of the Anzacs, the Australian New Zealand Army Corps and the Gallipoli campaign during the Great War.
anzac • australia • new zealand • gallipoli • dardanelles
The story of the Anzacs, the Australian New Zealand Army Corps and the Gallipoli campaign during the Great War.
anzac • australia • new zealand • gallipoli • dardanelles
The Last Dawn
Take most teen posses in 2007 - wired for sound and vision be it iPod, Facebook, or My Space. Now imagine 1917, The Great War and The Western Front.
vern thiessen • shot at dawn • the great war • canadian playwrights • history channel
Take most teen posses in 2007 - wired for sound and vision be it iPod, Facebook, or My Space. Now imagine 1917, The Great War and The Western Front.
vern thiessen • shot at dawn • the great war • canadian playwrights • history channel
Wilfred Owen
A brief biography of Wilfred Owen one of the great poets of World War 1.
wilfred owen • poetry • war poets • shropshire • shrewsbury
A brief biography of Wilfred Owen one of the great poets of World War 1.
wilfred owen • poetry • war poets • shropshire • shrewsbury
Canada Remembers Vimy
Vimy Ridge in northern France is the site where Canadian soldiers fought a costly battle in World War I.
first world war • vimy • veterans • remembers • canada
Vimy Ridge in northern France is the site where Canadian soldiers fought a costly battle in World War I.
first world war • vimy • veterans • remembers • canada
The Younger Races (Minbari) of Babylon 5
Description of Minbari people
babylon 5 • science fiction • television programs
Description of Minbari people
babylon 5 • science fiction • television programs
Book Review: A Rose for the Anzac Boys
As three teenaged girls seek to make a difference in the ongoing struggles of World War I, they find that the war will impact them in ways they could never have imagined.
a rose for the anzac boys • jackie french • historical teen fiction • australian author • the role of women in war
As three teenaged girls seek to make a difference in the ongoing struggles of World War I, they find that the war will impact them in ways they could never have imagined.
a rose for the anzac boys • jackie french • historical teen fiction • australian author • the role of women in war
Book Review: Sacred Places by Ken Inglis
K S Inglis's award winning Sacred Places offers exhaustively researched facts and informed insights into the significance of war memorials in Australian culture.
sacred places • ken inglis • significance of war memorials • reference of australian history • anzac legend
K S Inglis's award winning Sacred Places offers exhaustively researched facts and informed insights into the significance of war memorials in Australian culture.
sacred places • ken inglis • significance of war memorials • reference of australian history • anzac legend
Canadian Nurses in World War One
Canadian Nursing Sisters in WWI - courageous women provided soldiers emergency medical care in the field, and security and comfort that only caring women could provide.
canadian history • canadian nurses in world war one • nurses of the canadian army nursing service • canadian women volunteered to join the war effort • given the title of nursing sisters
Canadian Nursing Sisters in WWI - courageous women provided soldiers emergency medical care in the field, and security and comfort that only caring women could provide.
canadian history • canadian nurses in world war one • nurses of the canadian army nursing service • canadian women volunteered to join the war effort • given the title of nursing sisters
Origin and Causes of World War One
German principalities united with Prussia by Otto Von Bismarck were a fuse in a powder keg that Balkan volatility ignited when the unwise Kaiser Wilhelm II took control.
origin of world war 1 • political causes of world war 1 • diplomatic reasons for world war 1 • otto von bismarck • geographical causes of world war 1
German principalities united with Prussia by Otto Von Bismarck were a fuse in a powder keg that Balkan volatility ignited when the unwise Kaiser Wilhelm II took control.
origin of world war 1 • political causes of world war 1 • diplomatic reasons for world war 1 • otto von bismarck • geographical causes of world war 1
Passchendaele: 3rd Battle of Ypres
Bloody battle was devastating for Canadian soldiers mired in deep mud, but recapturing Passchendaele Ridge was crucial. There were 15,000 Canadian casualties.
canadians in ww1 • battle of passchendaele • 3rd battle of ypres • passchendaele ridge belgium • 15000 canadian casualties
Bloody battle was devastating for Canadian soldiers mired in deep mud, but recapturing Passchendaele Ridge was crucial. There were 15,000 Canadian casualties.
canadians in ww1 • battle of passchendaele • 3rd battle of ypres • passchendaele ridge belgium • 15000 canadian casualties
President Wilson's First Term
The first half of Woodrow Wilson's 8 years in office focused on Domestic policies such as the tariff, the money issue, and antitrust legislation, along with keeping Ameri
woodrow wilson • clayton antitrust act of 1914 • election of 1916 • charles evan hughes • underwood tariff
The first half of Woodrow Wilson's 8 years in office focused on Domestic policies such as the tariff, the money issue, and antitrust legislation, along with keeping Ameri
woodrow wilson • clayton antitrust act of 1914 • election of 1916 • charles evan hughes • underwood tariff
President Wilson's Second Term
Woodrow Wilson had no choice but to send America to war in 1917, though he did so in hopes that he could perhaps prevent all such wars in the world's future.
woodrow wilson • world war i • german submarine warfare • league of nations • treaty of versaille
Woodrow Wilson had no choice but to send America to war in 1917, though he did so in hopes that he could perhaps prevent all such wars in the world's future.
woodrow wilson • world war i • german submarine warfare • league of nations • treaty of versaille
Remembrance Day
On the eleventh day of November Canadians pause for one minute of silence and pay respect to those who fell in World War I.
remembrance day • poppy • flanders fields • john mccrae • world war i
On the eleventh day of November Canadians pause for one minute of silence and pay respect to those who fell in World War I.
remembrance day • poppy • flanders fields • john mccrae • world war i
Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson
A review of Singled Out, Virginia Nicholson's wonderful history of a generation of women who realised that there simply weren't enough men to go round.
singled out • virginia nicholson • singled out by virginia nicholson • how two million women survived without men after t • surplus women after first world war
A review of Singled Out, Virginia Nicholson's wonderful history of a generation of women who realised that there simply weren't enough men to go round.
singled out • virginia nicholson • singled out by virginia nicholson • how two million women survived without men after t • surplus women after first world war
South Africa's Battle for Delville Wood, France
In the battle for Delville Wood in 1916 France,121 Officers and 3032 other ranks walked into the woods. Six days later only two officers and 140 other ranks walked out.
south africa in world war i • delville wood and mametz • the somme july 1916 • the great war • south african national memorial in france
In the battle for Delville Wood in 1916 France,121 Officers and 3032 other ranks walked into the woods. Six days later only two officers and 140 other ranks walked out.
south africa in world war i • delville wood and mametz • the somme july 1916 • the great war • south african national memorial in france
The British Army in 1914
In a war that began with million man armies of conscripts fighting it out toe to toe, the Royal Army distinguished itself in personal combat.
army british empire • royal army • world war one britian • england • english army
In a war that began with million man armies of conscripts fighting it out toe to toe, the Royal Army distinguished itself in personal combat.
army british empire • royal army • world war one britian • england • english army
The Imperial German army of 1914
From a peacetime standing army of 870,000 men the grey coated war machine of the Kaiser eventually put almost fourteen million under arms to fight the whole western world
world war one • wwi • the great war • the imperial german army • german empire 1914
From a peacetime standing army of 870,000 men the grey coated war machine of the Kaiser eventually put almost fourteen million under arms to fight the whole western world
world war one • wwi • the great war • the imperial german army • german empire 1914
Were the Interwar Years Truly a Slump?, Part I (book review)
Part 1 of a two part essay looking at the Interwar period-- the period between WWI and WWII-- in the context of Britain's society and economy. I look at four historians who debate the question of whether the period should be considered a "slump."
interwar period • economy • britain • slump
Part 1 of a two part essay looking at the Interwar period-- the period between WWI and WWII-- in the context of Britain's society and economy. I look at four historians who debate the question of whether the period should be considered a "slump."
interwar period • economy • britain • slump
Army Pigeons in World War I & II
Over 200,000 carrier or homing pigeons were used by the Allied forces during World War I and II in order to conduct surveillance and relay messages to the front.
carrier pigeons • allied forces • australian army • british army • u.s. army
Over 200,000 carrier or homing pigeons were used by the Allied forces during World War I and II in order to conduct surveillance and relay messages to the front.
carrier pigeons • allied forces • australian army • british army • u.s. army
Exhibitions at Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum has a number of exhibitions and special events planned for 2008/9, some of which will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
imperial war museum • terry deary • martin brown • horrible histories • the frightful first world war
The Imperial War Museum has a number of exhibitions and special events planned for 2008/9, some of which will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
imperial war museum • terry deary • martin brown • horrible histories • the frightful first world war
Suvorov's Icebreaker
According to Viktor Suvorov, Stalin masterminded the outbreak of World War II and he intended to attack Nazi Germany, probably on July 6, 1941.
hitler • stalin • eastern front • wwii • world war
According to Viktor Suvorov, Stalin masterminded the outbreak of World War II and he intended to attack Nazi Germany, probably on July 6, 1941.
hitler • stalin • eastern front • wwii • world war
The Imperial Russian army of 1914
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
russian empire • the ukraine • belarus • poland • baltic countries
Queen Victoria
Happy Victoria Day! A look at the monarch who gave us a holiday on Monday!!!
victoria • queen • united kingdom • saxe-coburgh-gotha • albert
Happy Victoria Day! A look at the monarch who gave us a holiday on Monday!!!
victoria • queen • united kingdom • saxe-coburgh-gotha • albert
A History of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Part 1
First of three parts of a research paper covering the history of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Part one covers events leading up the war.
the last alliance of elves and men • gil-galad • elendil the tall • isildur • anarion
First of three parts of a research paper covering the history of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Part one covers events leading up the war.
the last alliance of elves and men • gil-galad • elendil the tall • isildur • anarion
160 Years on The Border
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
pancho villa • columbus new mexico • border • border guard • national guard
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
pancho villa • columbus new mexico • border • border guard • national guard
Bard SummerScape 2007
For the first time, Bard SummerScape will take an in-depth look at a British composer in celebration of Edward Elgar's Sesquicentennial.
edward elgar • british composers • bard summerscape • classical music festival • classical music performances
For the first time, Bard SummerScape will take an in-depth look at a British composer in celebration of Edward Elgar's Sesquicentennial.
edward elgar • british composers • bard summerscape • classical music festival • classical music performances
Prophechies and Visions in Babylon 5 Part 1
First part of description of prophecies
babylon 5 • prophecies • visions
First part of description of prophecies
babylon 5 • prophecies • visions
Red,White,and Blue : Creating with the American Revolution
Using white and blue to symbolize. Creating with the American Revolution.
white • blue • american revolution.
Using white and blue to symbolize. Creating with the American Revolution.
white • blue • american revolution.
Reports from the Field
Dragon*Con 1999 and Origins 1999
gaming • roleplay • role play • gamers • game conventions
Dragon*Con 1999 and Origins 1999
gaming • roleplay • role play • gamers • game conventions
Royal Navy Battlecruisers
Overshadowed by the Dreadnought battleships, it was Admiral Fisher's Battlecruisers of the Royal Navy that patrolled the oceans in the last days of the British Empire.
royal navy battlecruisers • battlecruisers • battle cruisers • dreadnought • admiral fisher
Overshadowed by the Dreadnought battleships, it was Admiral Fisher's Battlecruisers of the Royal Navy that patrolled the oceans in the last days of the British Empire.
royal navy battlecruisers • battlecruisers • battle cruisers • dreadnought • admiral fisher
The Black Watch
The Black Watch, Canada's oldest most respected regiment. From the Boer War to Korea, honour and distinction followed the Watch.
the black watch • the • black • watch • canada
The Black Watch, Canada's oldest most respected regiment. From the Boer War to Korea, honour and distinction followed the Watch.
the black watch • the • black • watch • canada
The Downside of Finding King Arthur
Historians struggle mightily to prove the existence of Arthur, but finding a body and a description might very well undo all the legends surrounding a (possibly) great man.
king arthur • arthurian history • ancient british history • history • once and future king
Historians struggle mightily to prove the existence of Arthur, but finding a body and a description might very well undo all the legends surrounding a (possibly) great man.
king arthur • arthurian history • ancient british history • history • once and future king
The French army of 1914
Beginning the war dressed for fashion and equipped with the most unreliable weapons, the redoubtable French "Poilus" stopped the German juggernaut and saved his country.
french soldier • poilus • kepi • marne • the anise
Beginning the war dressed for fashion and equipped with the most unreliable weapons, the redoubtable French "Poilus" stopped the German juggernaut and saved his country.
french soldier • poilus • kepi • marne • the anise
The Third Man
A look back at 1949 classic The Third Man
the third man • carol reed • graham greene • orson welles • joseph cotten
A look back at 1949 classic The Third Man
the third man • carol reed • graham greene • orson welles • joseph cotten
Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves, Part II
A continuation of the discussion of Tolkien's Dwarves: their history, culture, and relationships with other peoples.
dwarves • middle-earth • tolkien • eriador • hobbits
A continuation of the discussion of Tolkien's Dwarves: their history, culture, and relationships with other peoples.
dwarves • middle-earth • tolkien • eriador • hobbits
Veda Vyasa and the Mahabharata
Veda Vyasa was the biological father of the brothers whose children fought against each other in the Great War. Later Vyasa dictated the epic to Ganesh.
krishna dwaipayana • veda vyasa • mahabharata • satyavati • shantanu
Veda Vyasa was the biological father of the brothers whose children fought against each other in the Great War. Later Vyasa dictated the epic to Ganesh.
krishna dwaipayana • veda vyasa • mahabharata • satyavati • shantanu
Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan
This week I review the book <u>Winter's Heart</u> by Robert Jordan, latest in the "Wheel of Time" series.
wheel of time • winter's heart • robert jordan
This week I review the book <u>Winter's Heart</u> by Robert Jordan, latest in the "Wheel of Time" series.
wheel of time • winter's heart • robert jordan
WWII Cruiser HMS Exeter Found
The Royal Navy's Heavy cruiser HMS Exeter had a brief but legendary war service. In her 18-months of War she helped kill the Graf Spee and fought the Japanese.
admiral graf spee • battle of the river plate • hms exeter • cruiser exeter • ajax
The Royal Navy's Heavy cruiser HMS Exeter had a brief but legendary war service. In her 18-months of War she helped kill the Graf Spee and fought the Japanese.
admiral graf spee • battle of the river plate • hms exeter • cruiser exeter • ajax
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