Tag Archives: WWI
Executed WW1 soldiers to be given pardons
Coincidentally, an otherwise unrelated WWI makes the front pages today: All 306 British first world war soldiers executed for desertion or cowardice are to be pardoned, Des Browne, the defence secretary, will announce today. For 90 years, families, friends and … more…
Harlem Hellfighters
Not entirely sure how I got here — possibly something to do with my current book-reading, Richard Powers’ The Time of Our Singing, about which I will report when I finish it — but I’ve just been reading about the … more…
Angels, of Mons and Elsewhere
Some people may recall, about three weeks ago I reported the rumoured existence of a list of web sites about stone circles and other palaeolithic matters, written on a piece of paper and believed to be in the New Cross … more…
Ideas, opinions, thoughts… and Swans
Ideas, opinions, thoughts… and Swans This looks really interesting collection of broadly anti-war essays, many contemporary but some, including the incredible War Is the Health of the State by Randolph Bourne [1886-1918], blogged by Haddock.