It is a macabre thought that in these days of GIS and databases, someone could probably come up with a map of Europe – colour-coded by the amount of human lives lost in battles over the past score of centuries or so. I wonder what it might tell us. Leipzig is one of those German… Continue reading (Both) Battles of Breitenfeld – a day’s walk near Leipzig
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Pacifism in New Zealand: A Ruined Life?
Back in the days when Australia had just seven veterans left from the First World War, I made an effort to meet two of them. One was Ted Smout, and the other was Eric Abraham. Smout was a medic in the First World War, and when I visited him, he was out the back of… Continue reading Pacifism in New Zealand: A Ruined Life?