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Training is over!
wrote 2 weeks ago: Well folks, training is over! That means that tomorrow we officially start work. We spent two days … more →
Spoof Tanks
wrote 1 month ago: The “spoof tank” was the WW1 ancestor of the more famous “inflatable tank” i … more →
A Visitation
wrote 1 month ago: In 2001 I visited some of the WWI memorials and cemeteries in France and Belgium. My family and I ar … more →
School trip to the Western Front - The History department of Manor Church of England Academy
wrote 1 month ago: Every Easter the History Department of the Manor Church of England Academy embarks on a journey to g … more →
Day 10: Vimy
wrote 1 month ago: Day 10: Vimy April 9, 2013 So, I left off the last post as we were on the train trying to make our w … more →
Arras and Vimy Ridge - Anniversary of the Battle
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wrote 1 month ago: Today is the anniversary of the opening day of what we now call the Battle of Arras. Of the major ba … more →
Remembering Arras: Canadians at Vimy Ridge
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wrote 1 month ago: Today is the 96th Anniversary of the Battle of Arras, the first British offensive against the Hinden … more →
Tuesday, October 26th, 2004: Gent, Belgium
wrote 1 month ago: N 51 E 003 Rouen to Gent: 426 kilometres We start our drive out of France, our longest stay in 1 cou … more →
The Calgary Highlanders Return
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wrote 1 month ago: Battlefield guiding is immensely satisfying, but when a group wants to come back for a return visit, … more →
Vimy - The Assault
wrote 1 month ago: I’ll likely be returning often to the remarkable episode that was the Canadian attack on Vimy … more →
Upcoming Reception
wrote 1 month ago: The Vimy Memorial – Detail The Ottawa Citizen reports that there will be a reception at the re … more →
Historical Fiction - WWI and WWII Favourites
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wrote 2 months ago: So many books, so little time is a frequently heard mantra amongst readers. The same notion applies … more →
A Family Trip to Vimy Ridge, 1936
wrote 2 months ago: 52C 3 6.1 20100116-002, Canadian War Museum Archive Last semester, you may recall I was working on … more →
Vimy Ridge.
wrote 3 months ago: Magnificent Memorial to Canadians who fought the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Flags make this photo … more →
"The Battle of Flanders is the worst I can remember" - Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 162 in the Great War.
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wrote 4 months ago: In front of me a small collection of photographs taken by a member of Infanterie-Regiment „Lübeck“ ( … more →
World War 1 - German letters from the front - "Just like one carries a sick child.."
wrote 5 months ago: Images of these letters have been slumbering on one of my hard-discs for quite a while now and as th … more →
Dragons over the Western Front - German Feld-Luftschiffer units in World War 1
wrote 5 months ago: Why I chose the title of “Dragons” over the Western Front will become clear when you hav … more →
Vimy Ridge
wrote 5 months ago: Took a spontaneous trip out to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge after class on Monday. I soon re … more →
Learning from experience what books could never teach me
wrote 6 months ago: It’s been a busy week for me, which seems to be the norm since I’ve been on exchange. I … more →
