pferguson | May 1, 2017
Om morgonen, kvelden, natta* In the darkness of the early morning the men of Alberta waited for the barrage to commence which would send them “over the top.” In spite of the heavy enemy bombardment, there were few casualties before the opening of the attack; but in front, swept by rifle and machine-gun fire and […]
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pferguson | May 28, 2016
The Skye Boat Song. Perhaps appropriate for Two Days of May. JUTLAND North Sea near the coast of the Denmark Peninsula May 31 – June 1, 1916 The research dance has started again. Realizing that the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland was on a fast approach I wrangled through several ideas firstly taking on the […]
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