I cannot separate my early memories of war from those of cycling. I’d just begun to cycle competitively — as a lieute…
Tag: World War 1
Mr. Mendes’ War: Film Review, ‘1917’
“You have to construct a journey for the camera that’s every bit as interesting as the journey of the actor. What I w…
Mr. Tolkien’s War: A Review of Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall Not Grow Old,’ by Rob Bokkon
Anyone who knows me at all well can tell you that I don’t really have a personality, per se: what I have instead is a…
The Hundred-Year Itch, or Remembering The Great War
Here are some facts about The Great War. It started in 1913. We know that from books. and the scarred nobles grandma …
New Fiction by Matthew J. Hefti: “Jean, not Jean”
Jean, not Jean by Matthew J. Hefti When I look in the mirror, I think I look stupid. Otherwise, I don’t even t…
An Interview with Jennifer Orth-Veillon, Curator of the WWI Centennial Blog, by Andria Williams
Andria Wiliams: Jennifer, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with Wrath-Bearing Tree. We are all huge fans…
New Poetry by Amalie Flynn for the WWI Centennial
Zone Rouge (for the centennial) 1. When the land was. 2. Full of bodies dead. And twisted. 3. When the fighting was. …
The Long Road of History Impacts Today
More than one hundred years ago, nine thousand acres of fruit trees and farm land in Maryland were converted to one o…
1917: Ukraine’s First Bid to be Independent
This February marks the 100 year anniversary of an event that transformed Europe, brought the US into WWI, and nearly…
Killing is Easy
Killing is the easiest thing in the world, easier than sex. Easier than raising a family or bringing a child into the…
Curzio Malaparte: Great & Anonymous WWII Writer
How World War II gets remembered isn’t accurate, and for Curzio Malaparte, it's not even true. Not the …