...all the men in the photograph wear puttees. All the men in the picture are bound, trying to keep themselves together. That is how considerate they are, for the love of God and country and women and the other men--for the love of all that is good and true--they keep themselves together because they have to. They are afraid but they are not cowards.

~ Elena Mauli Shapiro

Elena Mauli Shapiro First World War France Great War Trenches War

My biggest hope for this work is that it will help others to remember the sacrifices made for our freedom, and even more so to remember that the men, women, and children all involved in and affected by this era were not just statistics: they were people just like we are, with the same hopes, dreams, and very imminent fears.

~ J. Neven-Pugh

J. Neven-Pugh Centennial Children Commemoration Cost Dreams Era Fears First World War Freedom Honour Hope Men November People Remembrance Sacrifices Soldier Statistics War Women World War One

In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who have never studied or experienced the realities of war, but also professional soldiers frequently fall into the error. But the principles of warfare as I learned them at West Point remain unchanged.

~ John J. Pershing

John J. Pershing First World War Military Military Theory The Great War United States Military World War 1 World War I

Amid the echoes of the roar of the guns in Flanders, the world is inclined to overlook India's share in it all and the stout proud loyalty of Indian hearts. May this tribute to the gallant Indian gentlemen who came to fight our battles serve to remind its readers that they who give their best, and they who take, are one.

~ Talbot Mundy

Talbot Mundy First World War India