In Flanders Fields by Jess Lederman
I’m welcoming Jess Lederman to the blog today. After his wife’s was diagnosed with ALS, Jess left the business world behind and moved with her to Alaska. “There we looked out on
April 23, 2019
I’m welcoming Jess Lederman to the blog today. After his wife’s was diagnosed with ALS, Jess left the business world behind and moved with her to Alaska. “There we looked out on
May 1, 2019 carries the burdens and celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the 442nd Regiment heading off to fight in World War II. The 442nd was made up of
It seems fitting to follow Diane C. McPhail’s interview about the writing of The Abolitionist’s Daughter with Robert Kofman, author of General Meade: A Novel of the Civil War. Many
JP Robinson and I connected when I saw the cover for his new novel In the Shadow of Your Wings. As most of you know, I love war stories and
Today marks 100 years since the end of WWI. What a horrifying and devastating war. Tragically, the terms of the armistice led to economic distress and resentment in Germany, which
Henry’s last letter in the collection that my husband has. Lindi (On the Coast) – 19th December 1918 I have just received three of your letters dated July and August
31st October 1918 I have just received a big batch of your letters dated April and May [5 months ago] and have more or less digested all of your news.
Without any of your letters to acknowledge I am writing this on top of the news of the Armistice. Events of course had been leading up to it but it
On the Rovuma – 7th October 1918 I have not been able to get a letter off to you since August, when we started on a very long trek from
In Europe during August 1918, the Hundred Days Offensive was underway. This was the Allied offensive which ended World War One. The campaign in Africa was proceeding at a different
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
