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Many of the works during and about the war were written by men because of the war's intense demand on the young men of that generation; however, a number of women (especially in the British tradition) created literature about the war, often observing the effects of the war on soldiers, domestic spaces, and the home front more generally.
George Walter, The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry (2006) On Receiving News of the War, (1914) poem by Isaac Rosenberg; In Flanders Fields, (1915) poem by John McCrae; Anthem for Doomed Youth, (1917) poem by Wilfred Owen; Dulce et Decorum Est, (1917) poem by Wilfred Owen; Disabled,(1917) poem by Wilfred Owen
Bullard during World War I. World War I began in August 1914. On October 19, 1914, Bullard enlisted and was assigned to the 3rd Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (R.M.L.E.), [11] as foreign volunteers were allowed only to serve in the Foreign Legion. [12] By 1915, Bullard was a machine gunner and saw combat on the Somme front in Picardy.
War memorial in East Ilsley, restored in 2008, and featuring combined original list of World War I and later World War II names [334] Elsewhere, changes in post-war politics impacted considerably on the memorials. in Belgium, the Flemish IJzertoren tower had become associated with Fascism during the Second World War and was blown up in 1946 by ...
Series of history books about World War I (4 P) Pages in category "History books about World War I" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
In 2004, Congress named it the nation's official World War I museum, and construction started on a new 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2) expansion and the Edward Jones Research Center underneath the original memorial, which was completed in 2006. The Liberty Memorial was designated a National Historic Landmark on September 20, 2006.
Newark police officers were required to pay for their uniforms until 1950, when the ordinance was changed. On Nov. 27, 1886, officer Thomas Roach Jr., 24, became the first Newark officer to be ...
The 12th (Reserve) Battalion, East Lancashire Regimen, was formed on 14 May 1915 at Chadderton Camp, Oldham, from the depot companies of 11th Battalion. [2] [8] This was a local reserve battalion, that is, a reserve battalion for the locally raised (pals) battalion intended to provide trained reinforcements for its parent unit. [9]