A postcard from a French conscript in 1914 and a few reflections related to it. davidbilla.net/war-of-1914-... #France #WordWarOne #Postcards #OldPostcards

War of 1914 - on the front lin...
War of 1914 - on the front lines

There's a lot to unpack with this card. It’s the first in a long series of postcards from World War I. First, it’s interesting that it says "War 1914." This was at the very beginning of the war. Obviously, people had no idea how long it would last.

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A postcard from a French conscript in 1914 and a few reflections related to it.

https://davidbilla.net/war-of-1914-on-the-front-lines/

#France #WordWarOne #Postcards #OldPostcards

War of 1914 - on the front lines

There's a lot to unpack with this card. It’s the first in a long series of postcards from World War I. First, it’s interesting that it says "War 1914." This was at the very beginning of the war. Obviously, people had no idea how long it would last.

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I'm not that #Christmas fan, but I liked the #DoctorWho special. And the only cheesy Christmas bits were actually historically fairly accurate.

Read more about the Christmas truce on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

And although I don't really like this Paul McCartney song, the music video (about the Truce) is great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j47x0C-9jw0

#paulmccartney #ww1 #worldwar1 #wordwarone #thegreatwar #history