Tag: World War One
Learning to Fly — Eight Facts About Britain’s Fledgling Air Force
“The story of the RFC in World War One is that of men who forged the foundations of aerial warfare with their very lives.” By John Stack BRITAIN’S ROYAL FLYING CORPS was formed by a…
Dispatches From Hell – Diary Excerpts From Six Survivors of World War One
COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE, a new book from Oxford University Press could fairly be described as ‘history’s first draft’. Edited by historians Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee and Frans Coetzee, the 350-pager is a collection of original diary entries…
All the War’s a Stage – ‘The Dreamers’ Puts Musical Spin on WW1
Play Shines Spotlight on Soldiers’ Longings for Home THE FIRST WORLD WAR Centenary, which this summer enters its second year, has thus far seen anniversary book releases, documentaries, TV ads, museum exhibits and even massive outdoor art displays. And now a U.K.-based theatre troupe…
Hiding in Plain Sight – How WW1-Era ‘Dazzle’ Camouflage Could Save Lives in 21st Century War Zones
AN OUTMODED century-old camouflage technique may be getting a new lease on life, thanks to a recent study from Great Britain’s University of Bristol. Researchers from the school’s experimental psychology and biological science departments are…
The Four-Minute Men – Meet the Army of Propagandists Who Sold WW1 to the American Public
“In the era before electronic mass media, it would take face-to-face sales pitches (and lots of ‘em) to fully drive the pro-war message home.” THE FIRST WORLD WAR WAS WELL INTO ITS THIRD YEAR on…
Foreshadows — How Earlier Conflicts Predicted the Horrors of WW1
“Many of the battlefield advances that would become so closely associated with the War to End All Wars were actually foreshadowed in earlier conflicts.” WHEN WAR ERUPTED IN EUROPE in 1914, many expected a short…
