The Blog of a WWI Soldier In The Trenches

[scotrace]

The letters written by a world War One soldier (British) are being posted chronologically exactly 90 years after being written, in blog form. Nifty!

 

[Mike1973]

Looks very interesting, cheers for the heads up! I have a few Great War Royal Flying Corps letters I'm in the process of typing out, I'd like to do something similar...

 

[Wiseguy A]

WW1 Soldier's 'Blog' an Internet hit

It is a conflict that is fading from living memory, but a “blog” from the trenches of the First World War has become a surprise hit on the internet.

In the past year, the writings of Private Harry Lamin from the Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment have come to compete with the diaries of call girls, policemen and politicos. The travails of this soldier, set down on the front line in France and Italy in letters to his family, are being posted online 90 years to the day after they were written.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3129958.ece

http://www.wwar1.blogspot.com/

 

[Adele]

A thank you indeed! When I read the title of this post, it reminded me of this book I have that has letters, diary entries, etc. from all sorts (soldiers, kids, relatives, and so on) from WWI.

 

[Chas]

The war diaries of the CEF are all digitally scanned and can be viewed. I am using them to trace the movements of my grand-dad's unit so I can retrace his journeys.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/02/020152_e.html

An example: the attack on Vimy Ridge:
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e039/e000973780.jpg

 

[Story]

Attention DC FLers

WWI posters evoke modern conflicts
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2008 12:00 AM
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/0113warmuseum0113.html


WASHINGTON - There's an uncomfortable timeliness to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "Over the Top: American Posters From World War I." Falling somewhere between publicity and propaganda, these images from 1917 to 1919 were designed, for the most part, to sell war bonds. In a larger sense, they were advertisements for the war itself.

Over the Top: American Posters from World War I
Now through Feb. 3, 2008

http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibitions.cfml

Over the Top: American Posters from World War I features 44 war bond posters, focusing on the four Liberty Loan campaigns, the War Savings Stamp program, the Victory Loan and support for the Red Cross. These persuasive images, with bold graphics and concise commands, encouraged citizens to support the troops, contribute to the Red Cross and buy bonds to finance America's participation in the war. The posters, selected from the collection of Thomas and Edward Pulling, are a fascinating window into the American experience in the early twentieth century. Joann Moser, senior curator for graphic arts, is the exhibition curator.

 

[Story]

Belgian soil hides battle scars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7246038.stm
It looks incongruous across the dank, misty farmland north of Ypres. A large party marquee erected amongst the winter stubble; but it marks one of the most ambitious battlefield archaeology projects ever attempted.