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A bound, neutral Italy is sorely tempted by the appeal of Trieste. Trentino (the south Tyrol) and Trieste were chief among the war aims of those Italians who wanted to discard neutrality to war on Austria-Hungary. A postcard by V. Retrosi. |
La Danza del Desiderio
The Dance of Desire
V. Retrosi
Neutralita
Trieste
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Logo: Shamrock in a circle MT&C; 124 |
Retrosi, Trieste, Italy, neutrality, bondage, tease |
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Anzac Cove, Ari Burnu, from John Masefield's 'Gallipoli.' |
View of Anzac, looking towards Suvla. |
Gallipoli, John Masefield, Masefield, Anzac Cove, Ari Burnu, ANZAC Cove, 1915, Gallipoli Campaign |
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The exploding shell of a French 75 mm. field gun blasts the crown from the tree of the Central Powers as the axe of Justice strikes its trunk. A background map shows British towns on the English Channel and Belgian and French cities shelled by German forces burning. A 1915 French postcard. |
75, Turquie, Allemagne, Autriche, Turkey, Austria, Germany, Yarmouth, Hartlepool, Whitby, Scarborough, Ypres, Arras, Reims, Louvain
Malheur aux ennemis
To the D...with the Enemy
1914 1915
Déposé. . . Tous Droits Réservés
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Edition Globe Trotter
Paris
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F. Bouchet, Éditeur-Imprimeur, 5bis, Rue Béranger, Paris (IIIe)
Visé - Paris No. 1 |
Turkey, Germany, Austria, tree, Yarmouth, Hartlepool, Whitby, Scarborough, Ypres, Arras, Rheims, Louvain, 1914, 1915, Justice, Scarborough bombarded |
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Examples of the uniform and kit of 'the modern Turkish soldier' from 'Ambassador Morgenthau's Story' by Henry Morgenthau, American Ambassador to Turkey from 1913 to 1916. |
The Modern Turkish Soldier
In the uniform and equipment introduced by the Germans. The fez - the immemorial symbol of the Ottoman - is replaced by a modern helmet. |
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story, Morgenthau's Story, Henry Morgenthau, Morgenthau, Turkey, Ambassador, Turkish soldier, soldier, Turkish Army, 1915-05-18, 1916-08-21 |
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A table of shells requirements from a May 9, 1915 memorandum by Sir John French, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force 1914 and sent to Members of Parliament David Lloyd George, Bonar Law, and Arthur Balfour. French also provided some of the information to Colonel Repington, the military correspondent for the Times of London, who published his story on the 'shell shortage' on May 15, 1915. |
Wanted three months hence, say, August 1 |
Sir John French, Sir John, John French, 1915, shell shortage, 1915-05-09, 1915-05-15 |