Tag: World War One
“Shell Shock” Wasn’t Just a Problem for the British Army During the First World War
By Suzie Grogan Millions of men worldwide (and indeed many women too) suffered psychological damage caused by their experiences in the First World War. In Great Britain, the official number of those treated for ‘shell…
Eugene Bullard – The First African-American Combat Pilot Was a Hero in France But Forgotten in the U.S.
“Despite his acclaim in France, Bullard received virtually no recognition in America.” EUGENE JACQUES BULLARD may have been the 6,950th French military pilot to earn his wings during World War One, but he’s remembered as history’s…
Don’t Mention the War! – British Pundit Bemoans WW1 Centenary Coverage
With six months still to go until the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, some people have already had enough of the expansive media attention being paid to the commemorations. Simon…
Barbed Wire War – How One Farmer’s Innovation Changed The Battlefield
“One expert estimated that by 1918, at least a million miles of the stuff had been strung throughout Flanders alone – enough to circle the earth 40 times.” PERHAPS NOTHING IS MORE emblematic of warfare…
‘The Wipers Times’ — Soldiers’ own newspaper let Tommies laugh at trench warfare
“Far from being an official mouthpiece of the British war effort, The Wipers Times mainly featured poems, jokes and short articles satirizing the futility of trench life.” IT’S BEEN SAID that war consists of long periods boredom…
