Indiana Jones Can't Top This: A Survival Tale so Outrageous it's Hard to Believe
".... Lying on his back and holding on to the spring, he was dragged along the ground, with both his legs broken, for a distance of abo
Riveting Tales from a Belgian Field Hospital, 1914
Accounts of British volunteers serving at a college-turned-hospital in Furnes (Verune), Belgium early in World War I. Includes a harrowing a
The British WW1 Uniform and Kit
Two videos with details of a British soldiers' WW1 uniform including undergarments, outerwear, and kit.
Description of WW1 Operating Theatre
"The operating theater looked like a butcher's shop. There were big pools and splashes of blood on the floor. Bits of flesh and ski
Vivid Description of WW1 Casualty Clearing Station (in a French Chateau!)
.... Ah! An excellent bathroom! Hot and cold water. Good!” Pausing at the door of the best bedroom, he smiled. “Not at all a bad operating
Blighty and Beyond: Why a WW1 blog?
My leap into the blog sphere began with a classic novel and a TV show—Jane Austen's iconic Pride & Prejudice, set in the early 19th...
