From 1914 to 1916, Russia’s army mounted several offensives on World War I’s Eastern Front but was unable to break through German lines. Defeat on the battlefield, combined with economic instability and the scarcity of food and other essentials, led to mounting discontent among the bulk of...
Two years ago when Heather Campbell was sorting through a box of books she came across a Bible from her grandmother. Tucked inside was an envelope carrying a yellowing letter and a poppy from Flanders Fields sent during the First World War. “When I discovered that poppy in the Bi...
Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network–field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days de...
While to the German general staff these rights were insignificant, they became the direct cause of British intervention in the war.On 1 August, the Germans declared war on Russia; two days later they declared war on France; and on 4 August, they invaded Belgium, which had rejected Germany’...
stone backdrop, originally designed to shield the statue from Park Lane, upon which are bronze plates listing cavalry units from across the British Empire that served in World War I along with the names of the four cavalry officers who became field marshals – Haig, French, Allenby and ...
World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict that began in Europe in 1914 and lasted until 1918. It was one of the deadliest wars in history, claiming over 16 million lives and injuring more than 20 million people.
The article presents letter to the editor by Don Woodard which draws a comparison between Colonel John McCrae's World War I era poem "In Flanders Field" an... D Woodard - 《Fort Worth Business Press》 被引量: 0发表: 2009年 Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.)1 In Flanders fields the poppi...
India-Pakistan Diplomacy During the 1965 War: the MK Roy Files Solving a Problem of State Tyranny: Director General Siddhanta Das: Have Forest Service Officers been threatening ordinary citizens, seizing their property, then threatening them with arrest if they complain? If so, how many cases of...
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Herbert George Close (1877) – World War 1 Herbert George Close (1877) was born in Weston-in-Gardano, Somerset, the son of James Close (1851) and Martha Bessant. He served as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during World War 1. He was subsequently awarded the 1914-1915 Star. ...