Tag Archives: ww1

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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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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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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Before the Flood, there was a trickle

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Just because the US declared war in 1917 didn’t mean we were able to send millions of troops to the front within months. And just because the US had declared its neutrality in 1914, didn’t mean there weren’t Americans in … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Linda Andrews

This is one of my hubby’s favorite Beatle’s songs: And I have to admit, it is mine too. Mostly because of the changes in tempo when you expect one thing and it changes into another. Such is life as a … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Crave Silence

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Normally, I like working in noise. I prefer to have sound in the background. Music, voices, or the TV all work, but there are times when a switch is flipped in my head and I want silence. At times like … Continue reading →

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