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Kinship (The Lost Generation #AtoZChallenge)

WWIApril 12, 20243KViews 0Likes 10Comments

The Great War had a weird effect on family dynamics. On the one hand, after the war, there was a desire to ‘go back to normal’, on the other, genre self-awareness and roles had profoundly changed. And there was also the matter of coming to terms with war-damaged bodies and minds.

Journaling (The Lost Generation #AtoZChallenge)

WWIApril 11, 20243KViews 0Likes 12Comments

The very nature of WWI produced a considerable amount of written words in letters and diaries. The diaries were often a place of self-care, sometimes published – usually by families – after the war, but frequently kept secret for decades.

Humanity (The Lost Generation #AtoZChallenge)

WWIApril 9, 20243KViews 0Likes 10Comments

The Lost Generation expressed a new humanity because they accepted new aspirations, new roles and new ways to live.

First World War (The Lost Generation #AtoZChallenge)

WWIApril 6, 20243KViews 1Like 10Comments

*Great numbers of young people participated in the war, witnessing unthinkable destruction. This originated their disillusionment with life and the future but also drove them to live as fully as possible.*

War (JRR Tolkien) #HobbitDay 2022

WWISeptember 22, 20222KViews 0Likes 0Comments

“Wars are alwasy lost, and The War always goes on, and it is no good growing faint.” – JRR Tolkien

How the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Impacted People’s Everyday Life

WWIJanuary 13, 20224KViews 0Likes 4Comments

The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 disappeared from everyone’s memory as soon as it was over. Nobody seemed willing to address it, not even historians. Yet, it had lasting effects on the population that lived through it and has become relevant today once more in our new pandemic times.

The Western Front, December 1914: The Christmas Truce

WWIDecember 25, 20214KViews 0Likes 5Comments

It was supposed to be over by Christmas, but when Christmas actually came in that first year of war in 1914, the end was not in sight by a long shot. Yet, the troops on all fronts were more than ready to see the end, and on that Christmas Day, they tried to overcome the…

My book about The Great War is alive!

WWINovember 11, 20212KViews 0Likes 9Comments

We call it the Great War, but it isn’t about war. It’s about being human. Therefore, it doesn’t matter that it happened more than a century ago.

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The Angels of Mons: possible truths behind this supernatural event of the Great War

WWIOctober 28, 20214KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Great War was very familiar with the supernatural. The Angels of Mons was only one episode. Why were people so willing to believe in interventions from the otherworld?

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The Angels of Mons: how ghosts saved the British when the Great War started

WWIOctober 21, 20216KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The appearance of the Angels of Mons to protect the British troops in early WWI was widely believed by the population. What facts do we know about it?

Gang Roundup – July 2021

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Gang Roundup (July 2021) A collection of articles about WWI and a look at some of the new dieselpunk novels.

Gang Roundup – June 2021

WWIJune 3, 20213KViews 0Likes 6Comments

Gang Roundup (June 2021) Resources for history lovers interested in the Spanish Influenza pandemic. Videos covering 1920s subjects. New releases of novels set in the 1920s.