One of the greatest challenges when writing stories about the Front is the discipline to contain a narrative when there is so much to say. Sometimes, however, the story demands more and in such cases I’ve called them out as Feature Stories written in multiple parts.
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This is the first of a 2 part story on Newfoundland, focused on the debacle at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Somme that every Newfoundlander commemorates on the morning of July 1st while the rest of Canada recognizes Canada Day. The afternoon gives way to celebration of Confederation which, for Newfoundland, took…
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The Ypres Salient is a natural jump-off point for a visit to the Western Front: the scene of fighting throughout the war and a name synonymous with the savagery of the conflict – as one soldier expressed,“there is fighting, there is damned fighting, and there is the Ypres Salient” . The Salient was formed in…
Perspectives On The Front 