Monthly Archives: April 2017

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Linda Andrews

As an author, I’m often asked where I get my story ideas. Truthfully, the story fairy has something to do with it. But it usually starts with a question. In this case, it came down to what I’d been taught … Continue reading →

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Legends and More from the First World War

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Linda Andrews

It’s only natural that when governments clamp down on news from the front that citizens take the slightest tidbit and make it into a story. In other cases, the truth stands as a story so amazing, it doesn’t need embellishment. … Continue reading →

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Acts Against Liberty

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Linda Andrews

In war, everyone makes sacrifices. Not all of them are voluntary, some are legislated. After declaring war on the Central Powers, the US opened another front, a home front, against hyphenated Americans: German-Americans, Irish-Americans, and Jews (who were perceived as hating … Continue reading →

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Taking Care

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Nothing advances medicine more than war. The injuries inflicted on soldiers and civilians evolve because of advances in weaponry. And while World War 1 was the first fully industrial war, the US Civil War foreshadowed the horrors to come with … Continue reading →

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The First International Aid Movement

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Linda Andrews

I grew up in an age of international aid. Any time a disaster happens in the world, nations come together to provide medical, food, and other supplies to those effected. Earthquakes in Haiti, Tsunamis in Japan and Indonesia, or Hurricanes in … Continue reading →

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A Hundred Years Ago

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Linda Andrews

For women, remaining single today doesn’t carry the same stigma as it did 100 years ago. You know the words associated with single women—spinster, old maid, dependent aunt, family drudge. Single women were pretty much seen as a burden to … Continue reading →

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Communication is Key

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Communication is key in war. And I don’t mean among the armed forces on both sides of the conflict. I refer to the soldiers and their families, between those behind enemy lines and those on the home front. Long before … Continue reading →

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A Great Response to the Great War

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Linda Andrews

I grew up in an age of international aid. Any time a disaster happens in the world, the world comes to together to provide medical, food, and other supplies to those effected. Earthquakes in Haiti, Tsunamis in Japan and Indonesia, … Continue reading →

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Once We were United

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Linda Andrews

In 1917 when U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany, the entire nation went to war. Families didn’t just send their sons and daughters overseas, they too were expected to make sacrifices. None other than Herbert Hoover (future president) … Continue reading →

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Going from Here to Over There

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Linda Andrews

On the groups I belong to, I often see the question if American troops in World War 1 really mattered. The short answer is yes. When the US entered the war, the allies believed the battles would continue to rage … Continue reading →

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