Tag: World War I
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1917
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for 1917: Holy S—! Quick synopsis: Two British soldiers in World War I are sent to stop Allied Forces from walking into a trap. Yes, it’s fiction but I don’t care even a little bit. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The entire movie is shot in three continuous shots. The camera…
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The Escape Artists by Neal Bascomb
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Escape Artists: It’s Hogan’s Heroes, only it’s set in WWI and it’s real. Quick synopsis: Story of various POWs in WWI German prisons and their attempts to break out. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: One of the escapees immediately sent a telegram after making it to neutral territory. It…
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History Detective: Charles Dawson Part III
The final installment of my search into Charles Dawson through his World War I photo. For Part I, go here. For Part II, go here. Once Charles and his unit landed in France, it didn’t take long for them to get into the thick of it. And by thick of it, I mean the deadliest…
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History Detective: Charles Dawson Part II
My continued search into Charles Dawson through his World War I photo. For Part I, go here. The hardest part by far is figuring out the bottom middle of the photo. I knew it contained Charles’ unit number because I could clearly make out “D Company.” The unit number was much fainter. After a whole…
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History Detective: Charles C. Dawson (Part I)
I’m a detective! Not really, but I play one on this blog. Marc and Wanda live next door. They are great neighbors to have in a pinch. Marc knows how to fix almost anything, which is very convenient since I can’t fix a thing. Wanda is the neighbor type who is always willing to help,…
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They Shall Not Grow Old
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for They Shall Not Grow Old: Peter Jackson made a masterpiece. I’m not talking about Lord of the Rings, though. Quick synopsis: A documentary on World War I that uses new technology to blow your freaking mind hole. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: When it goes from black and white to…
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Battle of the Books – The Great Halifax Explosion
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: These books are explosive! I am so sorry, I’ll do better next time. Quick synopsis: The story of the great Halifax explosion during WWI. A munitions ship collides with another ship and caused a massive explosion. Then it caused a tsunami. Then there was a snowstorm. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:…