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…
All through the Great War and especially after it, Kaiser Wilhelm’s mental conditions were hotly discussed. This argument was used both to explain why Germany dragged Europe in the worst war ever fought and why Germany could not be held responsible for it.
The Great War demanded a heavy toll on human life in many different ways, but alongside this, there was another damage we seldom consider: the destruction and ruination of the environment.
It was so heavy and disruptive that its effects can still be felt after 100 years.
In the British Army alone, 302 British and Commonwealth soldiers were executed while serving on the Western Front. Though only a small percentage of the many that appeared in front of a court-martial, it’s still a high number, especially considering armies often used these deaths to set an example against desertion.
Civil War (The Great War #AtoZChallenge 2021 )In recent years, a new historical concept has emerged which considers WWI and WWII the beginning and the end of a long period of conflict: a single, 30-year-long European civil war.
Jojo Rabbit and 1917 are two of the most beautiful films set during a war I’ve ever seen.
Celebrating Armistice Day, looking up the new ‘Diesel Era’ film trailers, some new idea for historical reading. The November link roundup.
Although it found its more meaningful, more socially involved incarnation in Berlin, cabaret was actually born in Paris at the end of the 1800s
Dada was the first and maybe the more extreme of all avant gards. Its wish to make people think through provocation, his preference for improvisation and the need for direct connection with the public made it a natural choice for cabaret
Art Nouveau was the first art movement that proposed a form of art accessible to everyone. A way to comment on everyday life rather that en abstract way to ponder lofty matters. Cabaret imported those ideas into entertainment
On Tolkien’s birthday I like to remember him as the artist he was, but also as the man he was. I want to honour the memory he passed on through his stories that never happened.
One hundred years ago as of today the Armistice officially ended WWI.And today ends the four-year celebration of this pivoting moment in world’s history