A Time to Remember: The Centennial Memorials of WWI

BY HOLLY FISHER
Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong

As the Centennial Years of World War I near their end, people all over the world continue to grieve the events that etched themselves into global memory.

Participating nations are putting their best foot forward throughout the 2014-2018 centenary. All involved are participating in a worldwide collection of commemorative events, memorial establishment, and refurbishment. However, some countries have taken even more special consideration in their choice of remembrance. Continue reading “A Time to Remember: The Centennial Memorials of WWI”

UASWhalesongApril 26, 2017April 19, 2017Leave a comment

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A Time to Remember: Bloody April

BY HOLLY FISHER
Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong

The British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) experienced a clash of old ideals against new realities in the catastrophic fourth month of 1917. Known as “Bloody April”, poor orders and superior enemy technology combined to cause one of the most destructive campaigns the Corps endured during the war. Continue reading “A Time to Remember: Bloody April”

UASWhalesongApril 17, 2017April 5, 2017Leave a comment

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A Time to Remember: The Tiger of France

BY HOLLY FISHER
Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong

1917 was a year of rapid turnovers, and massive leadership upheavals that set the stage for who would be in power when the Great War finally drew to its exhausted conclusion. No country demonstrated this better than France, who suffered disagreements, distrust, and internal battles that almost destroyed her. Continue reading “A Time to Remember: The Tiger of France”

UASWhalesongFebruary 27, 2017March 14, 2017Leave a comment

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A Time to Remember: The Christmas Truces

BY HOLLY FISHER
Staff Writer, UAS Whalesong

Few events of World War I are so iconic as the Christmas Truce of 1914. Countless books and articles detail it, songs were written to commemorate the events, and advertisement campaigns bring viewers to happy tears with its retelling. It is remembered as a symbol of mankind’s innate goodness and love for his fellow human, and is held up as a heartwarming moment of beauty amidst so much carnage and death. So many people know this legendary Christmas, but what happened afterwards? What did the brass think of this unprecedented event, and did it ever reoccur? The answers to those questions are sadly less heartening, even if they are marked with some rays of light. Continue reading “A Time to Remember: The Christmas Truces”

UASWhalesongDecember 8, 2016December 5, 2016Leave a comment

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A Time to Remember: World War I, 1916

BY HOLLY FISHER
For the UAS Whalesong

As many may be aware, we are in the midst of the centennial years of World War I. This part of the 21st Century recalls all that happened 100 years ago and the ways in which our societies were changed and rewritten along new lines. During those turbulent years, old empires toppled as new countries were born, the cavalry charged against the new machine guns, and the tragic word ‘Genocide’ was coined for the first time. The shockwaves of The Great War still reverberate today, echoed in many things we now consider to be the norm. To fully appreciate the magnitude of these changes, one needs to spend time with the events. Continue reading “A Time to Remember: World War I, 1916”