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Tag Archives: First World War
‘The Write Stuff’
The difficult part of blogging is not in the writing. Believe it or not having something to say has never been a hard thing for me to do! Rather it is to find (a) the time and (b) the right thing to … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Irish War, Auxiliary Division, Battlefield Archaeology, Conflict, discussion, First World War, Historian, Historiography, Ireland, Learning, Memory, Narrative, Post Traumatic Stress, Revisionism, Thesis, Writing
Tagged Anglo-Irish War, British Army, First World War, historian, ireland, Narrative, remembrance, shell shock, shunning, society, The Right Stuff, The Write Stuff, thesis, Writing, WW1
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A Lasting Impression
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/06/world/feat-wwi-graffiti-found/ From earliest times man has sought to leave his/her mark on the eternal world. For many this has taken the route of children, achievements, success, monuments. But for others, men and women of more modest circumstances this has taken … Continue reading
Posted in 1916, Art, Battlefield Archaeology, Britain, Empire, First World War, France, Historian, Logistics, Memory, Messines Ridge, Organisational History, Post Traumatic Stress, PTSD, Siege Warfare, United States, US Armed Forces, Vietnam War
Tagged chalk, First World War, France, graffiti, ho bo woods, messines, mining, nauros, Netflix, operation crimp, peaky blinders, siege warfare, soldiers, Somme, time team, tunnelers
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There can be only One
The unkillable soldier http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30685433 The image that comes to most people’s mind when they imagine veterans, is that of venerable old men (and increasingly women), sitting with their medals showing, usually in a quiet room. Generally they are alone… The … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Britain, Commemoration, Conflict, First World War, Historian, Historiography, Insurgency, Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Memory, Oglaigh na hEireann, Palestine, Post Traumatic Stress, PTSD, Revisionism, Second World War, United States, US Armed Forces, women
Tagged Anglo-Irish War, D-Day, First World War, IUNVA, Republic of Ireland, Robert fisk, veterans, Warrior
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Irish Home Rule and the First World War: A Video History by Ronan McGreevy
Irish Home Rule and the First World War This fantastic short video introduction to the topic of Irish Home Rule and the impact which the advent of the First World War had on it, is brought to you by … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Commemoration, Conflict, decolonisation, Empire, First World War, Historiography, Ireland, Memory
Tagged britain, First World War, history ireland, home rule, ireland, ronan mcgreevy, uk
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Coonagh had highest death toll in World War I
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Tagged Coonagh, Dardanelles, First World War, HMS Goliath, limerick, Royal Navy, Sulva Bay
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The ‘lost’ poetry of World War One
The ‘lost’ poetry of World War One http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28705819 Britain and the Western World was preparing for the Great War for well over thirty years, so it comes as little surprise that the media was ready to play it’s part. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Britain, First World War, France, Memory
Tagged British Army, First World War, newbolt, poetry, Siegfried Sassoon, the vigil, Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen
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Trench construction in World War I
Originally posted on Diana Overbey:
When people think of World War I, one of the first images that comes to mind is the trench. Here’s a look into how these major features were constructed, as well as their impact on…
Posted in Britain, First World War, France
Tagged Arras, British Army, British expeditionary force, entrenching, First World War, Flanders, sapping, Somme, Tommy atkins, Trench, Ypres
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Remember the Alamo?
Phil Collins donates Alamo hoard http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28054287 Collection of military memorabilia is at an all time. With the natural rise in interest in the First World War with the centenary of that conflict rapidly approaching. In this case it’s Phil Collins … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Commemoration, Conflict, Empire, Memory, United States
Tagged 4th of July, Alamo, America, First World War, Genesis, Great War, Houston, Independence Day, Lone Star State, Mexico, Phil Collins, Remember the Alamo, Santa Anna, Texas, United States, WW1
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Rise of the Footsoldier: A Social History of the Temporary Gentlemen of the Auxiliary Division
On the 1st of March, 2014, I presented my paper entitled ‘Rise of the Footsoldier: A Social History of the Temporary Gentlemen of the Auxiliary Division’ to the Irish History Students’ Association Annual Conference, 2014. The conference which was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Anglo-Irish War, Annual Conference, auxiliaries, auxiliary division, British Army, First World War, footsoldier, Great War, IHSA, ireland, Irish History Students Association, limerick, mary immaulate college, Officer, temporary commission, temporary gentlemen, University of Limerick, world war one
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Germany’s forgotten war
Germany’s forgotten war http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26368633 War service and sacrifice commemorations are a difficult business in Germany at the best of times. Commemorating the Great War can only be fraught with difficulties.
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Tagged Commemoration, First World War, Germany, Great War, war, WW1
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Irish History Students’ Association Annual Conference 2014
Today I have the great honour to be speaking at a panel of the Irish History Students’ Association Annual Conference 2014. The conference will come this year from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick for the first time in the IHSA history. … Continue reading
Europe’s Violent Memories
Robert Gerwarth, University College Dublin, will present a paper entitled ‘Europe’s Violent Memories’ in the Long Room Hub in Trinity College Dublin, on Tuesday 8th of October. For anyone unfamiliar with Dr Gerwarth, he has written extensively on the subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, First World War, Long Room Hub, Memories, robert gerwarth, TCD, traumat, UCD, Violent, war, world war one
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‘A bed to lie o…
‘A bed to lie on, and enough food to keep life in us to enable us to work, is all any of us should think of now.’ When Terence MacSwiney was attempting to keep the Irish Volunteers out of the … Continue reading
