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Posted: Aug 04 2012 at 6:28pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

I have just finished reading this book, and it strikes me as a great living history book for learning about WWI.

I especially was fascinated with how so many society ladies rallied to the task of setting up hospitals for wounded soldiers. No one asked them to do this, and they used their own money. And Lady Almina did not do it half way... she constantly sought out the best doctors, the best equipment and nurses, the best food, etc. And not to be outdone, her 60 year old mother-in-law was in charge of hospital ships taking wounded soldiers home from Cairo. Go MIL!

The presentation of WWI will stay with me... especially the stories of several individual soldiers. All the major battles are covered, as well as some of what went on before and after the war. You really get a sense of how horrible and massive it all was.

It was just a very intriguing and inspiring read all the way around. Much better than a textbook!

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Just bumping this up to add that RIlla of Ingleside is another excellent WWI living book

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