In the 1855 incorporation papers for the House of Mercy, her objective was to provide a comfortable home for two classes of homeless females under 20 years (1) those who have just entered a vicious course of life and (2) very young girls who have not fallen but are in imminent peril. ...
The French, out of pride and because it guarded a path to Paris, could not abandon it, and for that reason Falkenhayn believed he could turn Verdun, ringed on three sides by the Germans, into a killing ground for the French army, a massive battle of attrition fought by artillery. The G...
Too many to fit in one post as usual- so we’re going to have to have a quickfire round of the top books thatsomehowdidn’t make it into my top ten- despite being entirely brilliant! I have to start off with the memorable and funUs Against the Likes– a book that I not only th...
For this reason it’s very unlikely that modern South African soldiers will carry the nickname ever again – which is quite sad when you really think about it – as it was never intended to turn out that way and we’ve lost a nugget of heritage forged in camaraderie and war. Rare photo...
Underneath what their personal conscious reason is, they see him being able to bring chaos and able to destroy the status quo with which they are unsatisfied. Second, his celebrity status and not being a regular politician appeals to them – with their “logic” being that ‘working in ...
Posted onJune 18, 2019byww1geek At the end of May I ventured once more to the battlefields of Flanders. There was no specific reason for my trip, more a desire to return after nearly nine months away, for what might be my only visit this year. However I planned an itinerary for the...
‘peacetime’, without the rush to get them into action, a more efficient procurement exercise would probably deliver better value for money. Of course, it is difficult to predict exactly what kind of vehicles will be needed in any war, as wars don’t always tend to give us plenty of ...
Steamboat Willie entered thepublic domainin the US on January 1st, 2024, AKAPublic DomainDay2024. This meant that anybody was able to use that specific version of the iconic mouse for their own purposes, with certain restrictions. This led to aslewof Steamboat Williehorrorvideo games,horrorfilms...
Brittain writes that the reason why she joined in was sympathy for the ordeal of her fiancé at the front; in her diary she wrote: "He has to face far worse things than any sight or act I could come across; he can bear it - and so can I" (154). She adds, though, that "...
The main reason for this was that large numbers of mines had been lifted and moved to the Gazala line, as had a great deal of the barbed wire. The tank traps and anti-tank ditch were also in a very poor state and had begun to silt up with sand. Although not ideal, this condition...