Virginian, Hokie, academic advisor, World War 1 historian, traveler, bibliophile, wine and whiskey enthusiast.
Blacksburg, VA
Joined July 2015
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WW1 in the Headlines:
Last week firefighters in Slovenia were prevented from penetrating into a wildfire due to the fire setting off unexploded ordinance from the First World War.
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Once America entered the war the US Committee on Public Information worked with songwriters and publishers to produce and promote propagandistic songs to encourage support of the war effort among the American population. (3/3)
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By the afternoon their music would be for sale on the streets! By night musicians would be playing those songs in bars for the ready and willing ears of their listening public. (2/3)
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In the 1910s much of the American population either didn't read or didn't read English. But, some could get their news from songs. Songwriters would read newspapers, and then compose songs within hours based on what they read that morning. (1/3)
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#VTRSAP2022 Germany/Italy is back safely in the US! Thank you @byjessicadeters @deucevt and Daniel for leading the group. First track down, 3 to go!
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We shall hold the enemy towards nightfall
and they will move
mutely into the dark behind us,
only the creaking cart
disturbing their sorrowful serenity.
(3/3)
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Past them have hastened
processions of retreating gunteams
baggage-wagons and swift horsemen.
Now they struggle along
with the rearguard of a broken army.
(2/3)
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"The Refugees" by Sir Herbert Read, written in 1914 during his service with the Green Howards in France:
Figures with bowed heads
They travel along the road:
Old women, incredibly old
and a hand-cart of chattels.
They do not weep:
their eyes are too raw for tears.
(1/3)
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Learn about the many ways #WW1 transformed @virginia_tech by visiting @VPIWW1's new digital exhibit How WW1 Changed Us: Virginia Tech ➡️ vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/ex…
@VT_LiberalArts @VT_History @VTSandsman @VTCorpsofCadets
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With so many players at the table, the effects of this scattered conflict are still being reassembled. Join us on Feb. 28 as Dr. Roger Reese surveys the Russian Civil War and how it changed the world today. Online | RSVP: ow.ly/GZSk30sbEmA | 3/3
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🚨 Appreciation and Shout Out
Our new digital exhibit would not have been possible without @JBuckingham00! Over the past few months, he helped edit, research, & write the exhibit. He was solely responsible for exhibit design & construction.
We know this Hokie is going places!
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In war soldiers often have to tend each other's wounds before medical care can arrive or be found. This bandage issued to German soldiers during the First World War was covered with illustrations which indicated the correct ways to bind wounds.
#ww1 #medicalhistory #worldwar1
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Excited to announce that our digital exhibit - How WW1 Changed Us: Virginia Tech - is now open!
Visit our exhibit here ➡ vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/ex…
#virginiatech #hokies #VT150 #blacksburg #ww1 #worldwarone #worldwar #worldwar1 #digitalhistory
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Here are just four of my personal favorite portraits from Burnand’s series:
- Ahmed Abokob (Djibouti)
- Le Naplong (Vietnam)
- Coulma Cone (Senegal)
- G.W. Kimberley (Great Britain)
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Burnand’s series reminds us that the Allied armies & their support were diverse. At least 45 countries are represented in Burnand’s series including: Algeria, Armenia, France, Russia, Great Britain, Thailand, Vietnam, the US, Japan, China, India, Madagascar, Mali, & more.
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One of #WW1's greatest unknown artists was Swiss-born Eugène Burnand (1850-1921). His last great project was a series of 101 pencil and pastel portraits representing men from the Allied nations.
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How did the #FirstWorldWar lead @virginia_tech to hire its first female instructor?
Find out by reading our newest story on our @VPIWW1 blog here ➡️ blogs.lt.vt.edu/vpiww1/2020/…
