Conflict: World War I
When British forces captured the Oosttaverne Wood from the Germans during the Battle of Messines in June 1917, they were surprised to find that one of the trees wasn’t a tree at all—it was a steel-and-iron imitation. This camouflaged “tree” had … Continue reading
Conflict: Uncategorized
It all began with Édouard René de Laboulaye, a French law professor and politician, who said at a dinner party, “If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only … Continue reading
Conflict: World War I
“Yes, it was called a ‘Rest Camp’ and no one was troubled with oversleep in the least. If the man who invented the name ‘Rest Camp’ has not been killed in the war he had better sleep with one eye … Continue reading
Conflict: World War I
It was 1918, nearly the end of the First World War, and the Yanks were in France supporting their allies under Major General John J. “Blackjack” Pershing. But for the ladies left back at home, some of those alliances were … Continue reading