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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
9 Reasons to Study World War 1
2016-10-04 13:48
Calculate the miles of trenches across Europe. Did you include both sides? Did you include the front trenches and the back trenches with rooms in them?
Mission: Dawn Patrol - Dayton 2016!
2016-09-28 13:44
This year, the biennial airshow is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille.
Remembering Kiffin Yates Rockwell of the Lafayette Escadrille
2016-09-23 13:29
In reality, Rockwell's life was much more interesting: in a generation that believed in causes, he had one, and fought and died for it.
Red Barons First Victory - September 17, 1916
2016-09-17 13:26
The engine was shot to pieces, and both crewmen were severely wounded. The observer had died instantly, and the pilot died while being transported to the nearest field hospital. Later I erected a grav...
Today We Commemorate World War 1 Tanks - September 15, 1916
2016-09-15 13:15
They were impressive in the number of men the carried - 18 - and their name (say STURMPANZERWAGEN! in a crisp military roar) but they went at strolling speed (3mph) on good ground when they didn't tip...
Edward Tinkham, Cornell's Unofficial War Recruiting Department
2016-09-08 13:08
Each time he ended, there was a deep silence, and then some one would say, "Count me in, Tinkham," or "Would I be good enough for the job?" When Cornell gave him to the war, she gave of her very best....
