A Reminder of the First World War
May 24, 2026
This torpedo, in the town of Moudros, serves as a reminder of the role which the Greek island of Limnos played in WWI. The Moudros
This torpedo, in the town of Moudros, serves as a reminder of the role which the Greek island of Limnos played in WWI. The Moudros
Destroyed in 1915 by a bomb dropped by a German Zeppelin, this building in Farringdon Road, London defiantly took the name when it was rebuilt
Plaque in Paris commemorates victims of a devastating ammunition factory explosion during World War I
An exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts highlighted the role of art and posters in World War I
Cunard, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year with all manner of events, including sail-bys of its major ships and cruises featuring historians, recreations of gala balls and more. It will also divert one of its newest liners, the Queen…
One of the events in Paris this year commemorating the start of World War I is a series of large photographs, mounted along the Champs Elysees from the Grand Palais to Rond Point.
With the many events held in 2014 to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers of the two World Wars, my visits to the delightful sea front of Weymouth are made more thoughtful each time I pass the memorials erected on the esplanade.
With the approach of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in mind, Jeff Steiner has posted a series of postcards on his website, Americans in France, with ghosts of that war merged with a current view. As I mentioned the last time I…