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Goodman was a North Carolina native and enlisted in 1917 to fight in the great war. In January 1918 he sailed to France and participated in the battles of the Aisne, Aisne-Marne, St Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne. At Soissons (Aisne-Marne) he got his "greatest thrill of the war" when an artillery shell landed 3 feet away from him that luckily was a dud. In addition to his entire private purchase uniform and helmet + gas mask Goodman brought back a German pocket watch engraved as a marksmanship award to a member of the 14th Jager battalion. As well he snagged an iron cross 2nd class medal and ribbon. According to the grandson they were looted from a German officer but that may be just a story. The most eye catching bringback is of course the battle damaged BF64 M16 shell. Most likely grabbed from no man's land. Goodman detailed his months of service in a newspaper article in 1932 which included a photo

<div class="md"><p>Goodman was a North Carolina native and enlisted in 1917 to fight in the great war. In January 1918 he sailed to France and participated in the battles of the Aisne, Aisne-Marne, St Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne. At Soissons (Aisne-Marne) he got his &quot;greatest thrill of the war&quot; when an artillery shell landed 3 feet away from him that luckily was a dud. In addition to his entire private purchase uniform and helmet + gas mask Goodman brought back a German pocket watch engraved as a marksmanship award to a member of the 14th Jager battalion. As well he snagged an iron cross 2nd class medal and ribbon. According to the grandson they were looted from a German officer but that may be just a story. The most eye catching bringback is of course the battle damaged BF64 M16 shell. Most likely grabbed from no man&#39;s land. Goodman detailed his months of service in a newspaper article in 1932 which included a photo</p>
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Uniform and souvenirs of Charles B Goodman Sr. of the 2nd US Ammo Train

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8 German prisoners of war, each with a different nationality; Annamite (Vietnamese), Tunisian, Senegalese, Sudanese, Russian, American, Portuguese, and English. Western Front, circa 1917-1918.

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Favorite helmet

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Incredibly extraordinary footage of Austro-Hungarian Shock troops in the Czernowitz region in the Summer of 1917.

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French Arbalète sauterelle type A bomb-throwing crossbow in action

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Rocket launch tubes fitted to the interplane struts of a SPAD fighter for use against enemy balloons in early 1918

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He was a private and eventually corporal in the 5th battalion northumberland fusiliers from 1914-1918 but I've never noticed this patch before. I know he was his battalions unofficial tailor for some time and was wounded and shellshocked multiple times but still no idea what it means. Cheers for any help guys 

<div class="md"><p>He was a private and eventually corporal in the 5th battalion northumberland fusiliers from 1914-1918 but I&#39;ve never noticed this patch before. I know he was his battalions unofficial tailor for some time and was wounded and shellshocked multiple times but still no idea what it means. Cheers for any help guys </p>
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What is the diamond marking on my great-grandfathers shoulder (british)?

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Mortier de 270mm modèle 1885 barrel at Bray-sur-Somme in October 1916

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Turkish officers who were captured by the British and who formed and built a sports team together. -Egypt 1917

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At the Third Battle of Flanders on July 31st, 1917; a British soldier gives a wounded German soldier a cigarette. 

Ottoman infantry in winter gear and skis during the Battle of Sarikamish (December 22, 1914 - January 17, 1915)

Canon de 75mm antiaérien mle 1913 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on a De Dion-Bouton truck chassis in action on the Macedonian Front in 1916



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I call it Aggressive Negotiations

Teddy Roosevelt's son Quentin joined the U.S. Army and fought in World War 1 as a pilot. During a dogfight in 1918, he was shot down behind enemy lines. When German forces realized they had killed a President's son, they gave him a full military burial that over 1,000 German soldiers attended.

BBC The Great War - 1of26 - On the Idle Hill of Summer

BBC The Great War - 1of26 - On the Idle Hill of Summer (all of them in order)

WW1 Documentary - The Angels of Mons

Angels of Mons: The Mysterious Legend that Inspired the British Expeditionary Force in WWI

"Secrets of the Camouflage Artists" US book from 1919. Seven images taken on November 12, 1918 at the American camouflage factory at Dijon, France. Images show the commander of camouflage work in the American Army with a dummy soldier; stone and grass costumes for snipers, paper mache soldiers, etc.

A Pile of German Textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, Burning on a Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin, During an Anti-German Demonstration. People Wave the American Flag. 1918.

Ground crews refuel a Letord 1 twin-engined biplane at Villacoublay in early 1918

102 Year Old WW1 Veteran Remembers Scuttling of German Fleet at Scapa Flow (2003)

Question: I'm searching for a thread(s) from the 30 Years War to WW1.... causation, correlation. Can anyone direct me in the way of published scholarship on this issue? Thanks!

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Do you guys think this is original 

Major General Edward Chaytor, commander of the Chaytor detachment that led the operation on Jordanian territory during the Battle of Nablus in World War l, and a captured Ottoman officer

German Aviator Dropping a Bomb Somewhere on the Western Front. Circa 1917-1918.

Macedonian troops wearing kausia hats, circa 1915. The Salonica front had a diverse mix of troops from Greece, Italy, Serbia, Russia, and France.

A phosphorous bomb being used during a trench raid by German troops against the Americans. World War 1. Circa 1917-1918.

I visited Flanders in October 2009, and wandered into this German cemetery. The first place I stopped to get my bearings, I looked down and saw this grave. I realised it was the 95th anniversery of the deaths of three of them. I meant to post it yesterday on the anniversary but it slipped my mind. RIP

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<div class="md"><p>I visited Flanders in October 2009, and wandered into this German cemetery. The first place I stopped to get my bearings, I looked down and saw this grave. I realised it was the 95th anniversery of the deaths of three of them. I meant to post it yesterday on the anniversary but it slipped my mind. RIP</p>

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A grave I visited in Langemark Cemetery, Flanders

it looks like the trenches at the top where the austro hungarian empire was stationed are facing the east. but based on the destruction in the aerial imagery, and emilio lussu’s book, it looks like the italians tried to push up from the west. is that accurate ? i am looking for the concrete bunker pictured in slide 3 which i think i found it in the 4th slide. where exactly was the italian brigade positioned?

<div class="md"><p>it looks like the trenches at the top where the austro hungarian empire was stationed are facing the east. but based on the destruction in the aerial imagery, and emilio lussu’s book, it looks like the italians tried to push up from the west. is that accurate ? i am looking for the concrete bunker pictured in slide 3 which i think i found it in the 4th slide. where exactly was the italian brigade positioned?</p>
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