Narrow victory for the French. The French centre and left collapsed (two double one morale on the run!), but the British left was destroyed as the Chasseurs ride down the boat line. More practice needed in Marmaris Bay.
An unassuming museum at the French military cemetery in Bitola, North Macedonia, uses photos and stories to shine a light on the humanity of the forgotten combatants of the ‘Salonika Front’ in World War I. balkaninsight.com/2024/10/03/m...
An unassuming museum at the French military cemetery in Bitola uses photos and stories to shine a light on the humanity of the forgotten combatants of the ‘Salonika Front’ in World War I.
My final Türkiye trip blog covers my journey to Beçin Castle near Milas. A huge post-Seljuk castle and city under restoration. The best castle of the trip. balkandave.blogspot.com/2024/10/beci...
I have saved the best of my Türkiye trip for last. This was a long haul inland to the city and castle of Beçin , near Milas in the Mugla pr...
Amos and Stratonikeia. Two ancient cities I visited at the weekend. Amos is quite small but with wonderful coastal views. Stratonikeia is inland and much larger. Both have a wide range of previous owners and excavations are underway. balkandave.blogspot.com/2024/10/amos...
Two trips to finish the holiday. On Saturday, we travelled down the coast from Marmaris to the ancient city of Amos. It was an hour's drive...
'Your friend Robert Villepreux was here yesterday and it's my duty to tell you that he bought two regiments of infantry and three motorised assault units.'
The 1918 Meuse-Argonne campaign was a disaster for the US army, so journalists glamorised it. American newspaper correspondents reporting the fighting in the first world war succumbed to intense pressure to self-censor. theconversation.com/the-1918-meu...
American newspaper correspondents reporting the fighting in the first world war succumbed to intense pressure to self-censor.