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88Death of Henry Allingham - Veteran of World War I and Original Member of Britain's RAF
July 19, 2009 With the death of Henry William Allingham in the early morning hours of July 18, 2009 the number of known surviving veterans of World War I, or the Great War as it is known outside the U.S.,...
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69On the Eleventh Hour, of the Eleventh Day, in the Eleventh Month...
I'm making a special hub because today is Veteran's Day, once known as Armistice Day. When I was in the classroom I would start off by telling the students about the end of WWI. "At the eleventh hour of...
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78World War 1 The Cost of War
From the first gunshot fired in anger in 1914 until the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month in 1918, The Great War took its toll on human life. Of the 65 million men who fought in World War 1: ...
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72Ghost Cavalry of the Great War
Captain Cecil Wightwick left us an account of the strange things that happened between April and August 1918 near Bethune (France), in the middle of an area of front line trenches between the city of Ypres...
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74First World War Battles – The Tragedy of Fromelles
The Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 was supposed to be a diversionary tactic to deflect German attention and resources from the Battle of the Somme. However, in a night and a day the Australian Imperial Force had the highest rate of casualties that they had ever experienced and the British forces were similarly decimated
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78Dulce Et Decorum Est...
"Dulce Et Decorum Est" is a World War I Poem by Wilfred Owen. His portrayal of the reality of war is graphic in a time when it was considered "glorious" to die for your country. It's a powerful piece and my favorite World War I poem.
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90World War 1 Women At War
Before the outbreak of World War One in 1914 a woman's role in the workplace was quite restricted, jobs for women consisted mainly of domestic labor, nursing, teaching, and agriculture if their family owned...
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68The Human Cost of War in Iraq - Eyes Wide Open Exhibit
It is difficult to comprehand that the war in Iraq was not ended long ago. When the fiasco began, the American Friends Service Committee created a traveling exhibition to help translate sterile casualty...
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65The Power of sherman Tanks during World War II
Sherman Tank was one of the powerful tanks during World War II, making it as the armies best friend during combat operations. What makes Sherman the best, is its superb mobility and it's fire power...
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55Veteran's Day- A Rememberance
Today is Veteran's day, the day the United States honors and remembers all of her Veterans and the sacrifices that they have made. This week we had two occasions to remember; yesterday, November 10th, was...
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