World War I Archives

Finding Winnie: the Pooh Bear’s True History

Finding Winner–in which we learn the true story of a funny old bear.

Do you like to read love letters? Well, certainly if they’re addressed to you. But what if, as an historian,…
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If you’ve read as many WWI books and war-based fiction as I have, you may be wondering “what IS bandage…
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The extraordinary courage and need for bagpipes in the WWI trenches.

Old photos fascinate me. I’m in awe of those who can restore them. My admiration grew when I wrote A…
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October 12, 2015, marked the 100th anniversary of British nurse Edith Cavell’s execution by a German firing squad fifteen months…
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