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Tag Archives: War
Wilfred Owen: “Dulce et decorum est”
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots, … Continue reading
“Base Details” By Siegfried Loraine Sassoon
If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath, I’d live with scarlet Majors at the Base, And speed glum heroes up the line to death. You’d see me with my puffy petulant face, Guzzling and gulping in … Continue reading
“Suicide in the Trenches” by Siegfried Sasson
I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, And whistled early with the lark. In winter trenches, cowed and glum, With crumps and lice and lack of rum, He … Continue reading
“What is the greatest lesson the war has taught us?”
Famed Canadian portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh took many photographs of World War II leaders to be added to the Canadian National Archives. Among the people whose portrait he took was Viscount Alexander, who led British soldiers to victory in North … Continue reading
David Bruce: Anecdotes About War
This is Wise Up! column number 1,000! (I write a weekly anecdote column titled “Wise Up!” for The Athens News in Athens, Ohio.) A man in New Orleans supported the Union in the Civil War, so he was driven out … Continue reading
Neil Halloran: The Fallen of World War II (Vimeo)
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/128373915″>The Fallen of World War II</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/user22627560″>Neil Halloran</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p> Neil Halloran: The Fallen of World War II (Vimeo) https://vimeo.com/128373915 18 minutes long. An animated data-driven documentary about war and peace, The Fallen of World War … Continue reading
War is an Atrocity
“Retired Soldiers on Reddit: What was Something that You Saw or Experienced that You Never Shared with Anyone?” On 22 November 2014, kitch2495 asked, “Retired soldiers on Reddit: What was something that you saw or experienced that you never shared … Continue reading
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