by Evelyn | Dec 26, 2021 | The Great War
– sadly neither statement was to be true by Evelyn McKechnie 1914 It was the war to end all wars and it was going to be over by Christmas 1914 – sadly neither statement was to be true. The world had never known a conflict like it before. It was mass...
by Evelyn | Oct 30, 2021 | The Great War
“The soldiers’ graves are the greatest preachers of peace.” (Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate). by Evelyn McKechnie I have guided groups, large and small visiting the battlefields of France and Belgium for over 15 years. There are many personal stories...
by Evelyn | Jul 31, 2021 | 2nd World War
by Evelyn McKechnie During the Second World War, the skies above the Somme in France were filled with Allied bombers heading into the heart of Germany. Flying above the old Great War western front lines, they were often hit by flak or by night fighters....
by Evelyn | Jul 14, 2020 | The Great War
‘They had no choice’ by Evelyn McKechnie The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated – Mohandas Gandhi Peronne, a lovely town on the Somme in France, with ancient ramparts and lagoon, played host to an...
by Evelyn | Jun 27, 2020 | The Great War
By Evelyn McKechnie Television crew and archaeologists at Serre on the Somme in October 2003 So what happens to the missing when they are found, and should we go looking for them? The woman gently held the poppy petals clasped in her hand and waited. She was judging...
