http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com Letters Home from a Yankee Doughboy 1916-1919 Tue, 07 May 2013 23:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/bibliography/#comment-1273 Tue, 04 May 2010 05:46:25 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=2137#comment-1273 In 1918, American soldiers stayed in REYNEL, a small village in Eastern France and a réception was held by the Mayor in their honor.
On May 3, 2010, the grandson of one of these soldiers, retracing his grandfather’s ordeal, went through REYNEL. However, I was not in REYNEL at that time and was thus unable to meet him.
I would like to get in touch with him. I have two photographs taken when these US soldiers were in REYNEL and I would love to get more.
Gilles DESNOUVEAUX
Mayor of REYNEL

]]> http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/bibliography/#comment-1012 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:25:53 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=2137#comment-1012 [...] The site is amazing in that it provides a social history of World War One through eyes of one who was there. You are able to read letters home, view photo albums, listen to contemporary music and learn more about the soldier’s slang of the time. You can also find an extensive bibliography. [...]

]]> http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/sams-references-explained/bibliography/#comment-429 Sun, 10 May 2009 06:24:05 +0000 http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/?page_id=2137#comment-429 I loved reading about Stubby what a dog!

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