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Post by Mark O on Jun 29, 2014 11:15:29 GMT 9
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jun 29, 2014 12:01:05 GMT 9
Mark, et al, the London Telegraph has had some articles about the start of The Great War, and there will be many more to come.
I suggest that people who are interested in reading newspaper articles about the early days of The War To End All Wars, look at papers from Great Britain, as they seem to give the most comprehensive information.
The article you posted is from there and is very good.
There are also some new books being published to commerate the War, as well as lots of Internet stories and postings of lots of pictures from that War.
It certainly is the War that changed the World, in many ways, from the way wars were fought to the way governments operated.
Seeing none of us were alive then, we have to depend on the stories.
Fascinating subject matter, which can take many hours of our days for the next years, just reading about the War.
Jim Too
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Post by Diamondback on Jun 29, 2014 15:08:38 GMT 9
A friend of mine makes a line of WWI and WWII aircraft (1/144 scale for WWI, 1/200 for WWII) wargaming miniatures, and I've been trying to encourage him to slow down a little on the WWII releases and go heavier on the WWI line for the next four years, at least until November 2018 and the Armistice Centennial.
As it is, he really screwed up by mis-timing his new line of age-of-sail miniatures to miss the War of 1812 Bicentennial...
But I quite agree, the European press does have better coverage--starting to think maybe I should ask my cute little fraulein friend to keep an eye out for articles in the German media.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jul 1, 2014 3:09:33 GMT 9
The below URL is for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commision.
Thanks to TREA Weekly Bulleting for the information I have posted.
Jim Too
worldwar-1centennial.org/
World War I's 100 Year Anniversary
100 years ago last Saturday a chauffeur made a wrong turn; a car stalled; a Bosnian-Serbian nationalist walked over to the open car and murdered the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife and triggered the First World War. The world would never be the same. Western Europe has already started numerous commemorations of the War to End All Wars. The United States joined the war much later and we are also joining the commemorations later but we do have a U.S. Commission If you are interested in upcoming our plans please go to: worldwar-1centennial.org
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Post by Mark O on Aug 5, 2014 12:08:36 GMT 9
Found this link (photo essay) of the ceramic poppies at the Tower of London. The project is a work in progress, and the last one will be put in on November 11th. www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/tower-of-london-poppies/VERY cool, and worth a visit if anyone plans on heading to London. (Wish I was!) Mark O |
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 5, 2014 12:41:59 GMT 9
De and I have been to the Tower of London a couple times.
I enjoyed it much more than she did.
Would like to be there in November to see all the Poppies in place.
The British newspapers, radio and television are going all-out commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Great War.
There have been a number of events the past couple of days, and many more to come.
They will be showcasing Military Weapons from that War, including ones that are operational.
There are plans to fly some of the old Kites at various places.
The Royal Museums have a number of tanks, trucks, planes, motorcycles, etc., and some of them are operational.
When we consider the numbers of battle deaths during that war, it is staggering.
Some battles saw upwards of 50,000 killed.
Great Britain lost a generation of men as a result of the war, as did France, Germany and other countries.
They were still fighting the same way as they had for hundreds of years.
Jim Too
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