I was interested to see that Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen was the younger brother of the famed German Ace ..... Lothar was no slouch either ........
The complexion of the war in Europe changed dramatically in 1918. With the collapse of the Russian Empire and its subsequent withdrawal from the war...
This was published on Sunday 09 November 2008 .... it makes me very humble to read about the fight these soldiers had - apart from the war ! ........
This is from a few years ago ... but the thought struck me ... how wonderful it was that the military historian had had a chance to talk to him about...
Dr. William Andrew White was born in Virginia in 1874, the son of a Black slave. He went to school in Baltimore and in 1898 he came to Nova Scotia to...
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923 to commemorate the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S....
Sergeant Vernon C. Coffey Sergeant Vernon C. Coffey, Headquarters Company, 806th Pioneer Infantry, later served as the color sergeant of his unit....
I always coveted my Grandma's sweetheart brooch .... but my sister has it - and won't give it up !! ...... :rolleyes: :D Sweetheart brooches are...
In reflecting on the holiday times just past, imagine, if you can, sitting in a cold, muddy British trench on the Western Front just a few days...
Untested U.S. squadrons were initially sent to a fairly inactive sector of the Front north of Toul to acquire combat experience at a minimum risk. On...
The Tjisondari was a Dutch ship taken over by the US Navy in WW1 the picture was taken around 1918 to 1919....
Sergeant Leonard Patrick Murphy who was in the Veterinary Corps in WW 1. Leonard was with the Veterinary Hospital No. 18 assigned to Sougy France...
Oh boy ! .... check these books out ..... !! :D Scroll all the way down !! There's a few there I wouldn't mind having ........ :rolleyes:...
Sometimes erroneously called the Maltese cross, the Iron Cross (German - das Eiserne Kreuz) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and...
World War One. The colonies join the war effort By the outbreak of war in 1914, centuries of alienation and the suppression of the remnants of...
Press Release (Stars and Stripes, 1918) Unlike those Poilus who rushed manfully to the recruiting stations in 1914 expecting some sartorial glory...
Here you go ! ... and now for something entirely different !!! ........ :D Sailor boy postcards !! :rolleyes:
Brief Description of the Lost Battalion On October 2nd, 1918, units of the 77th "Liberty" Division from New York advanced into the dense terrain of...
Over 3,000,000 men volunteered to serve in the British Armed Forces during the first two years of the war. Due to heavy losses at the Western Front...
Alexander Fleming was born at Lochfield Farm in Darvel on 6th August 1881. At the age of 12 he attended Kilmarnock Academy. When his father died, his...
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