Beyond bitter: winter on the Vosges Front
The Front in the Vosges stabilised in the autumn of 1914. Joffre assured the Alsaciens that, “Notre retour est définitif. …
Category Archives: Alsace
Cimetière militaire Munster: a place of stories
Munster Cemetery in Alsace is a place of stories. It tells of the worldness of war. From here I can see …
Reichackerkopf, an enigma
When you pop a crémant cork on the mountainside above the valley it ricochets and echoes round the summer dusk shadows …
A painful pilgrimage
Henriette, Laura, Adèle, Rose, in their black hats and second-best heavy coats and sturdy shoes, pick their way across the …
“…l’entrée principale de ma chambre à coucher” …À bientôt, Dagez (1915)
The winter which ended 1914 was bitter, foul, thoroughly dispiriting, and it didn’t improve into 1915. The French-American academic Robert Pellissier spent …
“Ma chère Gabrielle” – Servance, Vosges, January 1918.
This card was sent from the Vosges on 31st January 1918. Servance is south west of Bussang, west of the …
“A bientôt mon cher petit. Papa.” Vosges, 1914-18
There’s snow, and there’s Snow. This card was sent from the Vosges during World War One. It depicts a pathway …
Love from Hélène, February 1919
I wonder why Hélène picked this particular card. And what lies behind her uncertainty about her future? Why are the …
Noël en Alsace (1)
I’m missing being in Alsace at this time of year. Haven’t been in December since the Great European Freeze in …
Shot Silk 