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Author Archives: Magicfingers
A Little Light Reading
There are a few of you that I know of who are still around from the very early days of this website (and thank you so much), and, hopefully, a few more that I am maybe not aware of, but … Continue reading
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The Daily Postcard No. 20
We couldn’t really look at postcards of the Great War without including Old Bill, now could we?
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The Daily Postcard No. 19
Entente Cordiale indeed. Four French cards coming up, different manufacturers, same sentiment.
Posted in Postcards
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The Daily Postcard No. 18
An unusual image from the Gallipoli campaign.
Posted in Postcards
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The Daily Postcard No. 17
Today’s card shows Belgian artillery ‘on guard’, the officer in the foreground looking somewhat rakish, I would hazard to say.
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The Daily Postcard No. 16
German infantry slaughtering attacking British cavalry, St. Quentin, 27th August 1914.
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