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- Famous Moustaches in History Would people remember Nietzsche if he hadn't had a huge moustache? Would you recognize a picture of Hitler if he had shaved off his moustache? I'm sure it would have fooled Uruguayan immigration. Why do people wear such things on their faces? This le...
- War Poetry Beautiful expressions by those embroiled by WWI, and still applicable to anyone who is touched by war.
- War Posters War posters or Victory Posters were used by the US government during WWI and WWII to rally the community together in a united front for the war effort. These posters could be empowering, startling, funny, or scary. They encouraged the pub...
- The Poppies of Flander’s Field "In Flander's Field" is a memorable poem that was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in a cemetery in the Flanders region of Belgium on May 3, 1915, the day after the death of his young friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer. Perhaps the most famou...
- Sir Alfred Munnings Alfred John Munnings (1878-1959) is known as one of England's most talented painters of horses. During WWI his engagement by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund led to a series of prestigious post-war commissions that made him a wea...
- Marcel Proust : IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME = The Best Novel Ever Written! Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is often cited as the greatest Western novel, but because of its length--over 4,000 pages in the standard English translation--it is seldom read. I recently studied the novel in its entirety, and WOW... I am abs...
- Did You Know 10,000,000 People Died in WWI? World War I wasn't always called World War I. It was originally called the Great War, or the War to End All Wars. It wasn't until after WWII that WWI came into play. WWI consisted of two main sides, the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, and the Ott...
- High Flight: Aviators Remembered Flying is one of the most exhilerating experiences - nothing much beats flying around the countryside on a clear day and just watching the world going by below you. For many aviators flying wasn't only exhilerating, it was also deadly. During WWII t...
- Books on World War 1 Thank you for visiting this Squidoo lens. In this lens you will find some of the best books that I've found about World War I. I have read these books and I recommend them to anyone who wants to learn more about this topic. If you would like to find...
- Kiffin Yates Rockwell, Aviator The following snippets are from the book by Paul Ayres Rockwell, "War Letter of Kiffin Yates Rockwell." Enjoy and Peace in your Journey! Dear Reader, I hope your journey finds you in a great condition. If you are weary, then Thank You for taking the...
- Military Stories, Poems, News & Information Songs of War - Military stories, poems, ballads, information...
- Boot Camp for Teenagers I turned thirteen early in January, 1943. I thought mainly about my brother at war in the Pacific and the other young men old enough to enlist or get drafted in the army. I knew the war would be long and that I would probably be in it. I could hardly...
