World War I Archives

Bagpipes in the WWI Trenches

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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What a YMCA worker did in Egypt and Israel during WWI.

My Zumba teacher employed some World War I slang this morning as one of our dancers hurried out to work….
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Traveler’s Tales: IWM I’ve been after my husband to take me to London’s Imperial War Museum (IMW) since last July when…
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