70 Years Ago Today, Kurt Vonnegut Was in Slaughterhouse-Five
"Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt."
While some World War II soldiers were storming the beaches of Normandy, others were busy drafting posters to school soldiers on the dangers of venereal diseases.
Erik Sass is covering the events of World War I exactly 100 years later.
Erik Sass is covering the events of World War I exactly 100 years later.
"When twelve o’clock struck there was only a little shudder among the crowd and a distant muffled cheer and then everyone seemed to melt away again, leaving me standing there with tears in my eyes and feeling absolutely wretched."
On this date in 1914, exhausted World War I foes put down their guns to enjoy a brief period of peace, music, and camaraderie.
December 16, 1914: German Ships Shell Scarborough, Hartlepool, Whitby
He not only overcame a brutal injury, but used it to transform himself into something straight out of your worst nightmare.
A series of events in November 1914 give a good idea of the incredible scope of the Great War – a manmade catastrophe whose size and complexity seemed to defy human comprehension or control.
We're covering the events of World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 148th installment in the series.