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Gus’ Gear-Pistols-2

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 9, 2020
Post category:Equipment Gus' Gear Weapons

Today on Gus' Gear I continue with the second installment of handguns, starting with Austria and Hungary, moving on to Italy, Russia, Japan and a couple of the neutral countries.…

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IR 169: Blog 19, 7 May 2020: IR 169 and the Conclusion of Maneuver Warfare; the End of the German St. Mihiel Offensive, September 1914 Part II.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 8, 2020
Post category:John Rieith

IR 169: Blog 19, 7 May 2020: IR 169 and the Conclusion of Maneuver Warfare; the End of the German St. Mihiel Offensive, September 1914 Part II.Introduction: In the previous…

Population-5

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 6, 2020
Post category:Population

Population-5Working WomenIn bourgeois circles, the typical family managed to maintain its gender-specific roles. This was not true for the other classes. In general, the Great War opened a variety of…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XVIII: Josef Jacobs

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 4, 2020
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES Things that Fly

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XVIII: Josef JacobsJosef Carl Peter Jacobs was born in Kreuzkapelle (in the Rhineland) on May 15, 1894. He learned to fly at the age of eighteen. As a…

Schools-2

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 3, 2020
Post category:Students

Schools-2 Opportunities abounded for students in the higher classes of secondary school. The very top students would take an examination known as the Abitur. It was a voluntary test; however, holders…

Gus’ Gear- Handguns

Post author:joerookery
Post published:May 1, 2020
Post category:Equipment Gus' Gear Weapons

Today on Gus' Gear I am going to start a series on handguns. The first World War has been called a handgun war by some historians, as handguns were found…

IR 169: Blog 19, 30 April 2020: IR 169 and Creation of the St. Mihiel Salient, September 1914 Part 1.

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 30, 2020
Post category:August 1914 John Rieith

IR 169: Blog 19, 30 April 2020: IR 169 and Creation of the St. Mihiel Salient, September 1914 Part 1. Introduction: The majority of English-written accounts of the St. Mihiel Salient…

Schools-1

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 29, 2020
Post category:Language Population Students

SchoolsThe German school system provided the road to adulthood. The Constitution of both the North German Federation and imperial Germany delegated the control of public education to the states. Unlike…

Tore’s Tuesday-April 28

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 28, 2020
Post category:Tore Mentyjærvi

Tore’s Tuesday, once again on obscure stuff.I recently purchased a huge and heavy patriotic frame, made of cast iron with a copper wash finish. Inside is a portrait of Kaiser…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XVII: Paul König

Post author:joerookery
Post published:April 27, 2020
Post category:PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XVII: Paul KönigPaul Liebrecht König (March 20, 1867 – September 9, 1933) was a sailor and business executive. Born in Rohr, Saxony, he was the son of a…