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Title: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 06, 2019, 12:38:24 PM
I'm getting going on my blog.  I went to the National WW1 Museum in Kansas City and have started posting a writeup along with pictures.

I've got a blog going to collect all of my travel topics, game reviews, AARs, etc.... in one place.  Websites come and go and a lot of my work has disappeared over the last decade.  I'm retired so I finally have time to do some of the things I would like to do.

If you are interested in the WW1 Museum, you can see it at:
https://wordpress.com/post/averysgameblog.wordpress.com/28

https://averysgameblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/06/national-ww1-museum-kansas-city-part-1/

I'll post additional reminders as I update.
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: ArizonaTank on January 06, 2019, 05:23:40 PM
Quote from: airboy on January 06, 2019, 12:38:24 PM

If you are interested in the WW1 Museum, you can see it at:
https://wordpress.com/post/averysgameblog.wordpress.com/28


Hey AB, link is not working for me...tried edge and chrome
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 06, 2019, 09:48:41 PM
Quote from: ArizonaTank on January 06, 2019, 05:23:40 PM
Quote from: airboy on January 06, 2019, 12:38:24 PM

If you are interested in the WW1 Museum, you can see it at:
https://wordpress.com/post/averysgameblog.wordpress.com/28


Hey AB, link is not working for me...tried edge and chrome

I hope I fixed it.  Try the new link.  Let me know if it does not work.
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: ArizonaTank on January 08, 2019, 01:24:24 PM
Works great now....

So as a marketing guy... what do you think the purpose of the "vestal virgins" was?
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 09, 2019, 10:09:45 AM
Quote from: ArizonaTank on January 08, 2019, 01:24:24 PM
Works great now....

So as a marketing guy... what do you think the purpose of the "vestal virgins" was?

Let unmarried daughters of important people dress up and be noticed?
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 11, 2019, 03:37:16 PM
Second Post on the National WW1 Museum is up - this is on the ground conflict simulations.

https://averysgameblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/11/national-ww1-museum-part-2-ground-warfare-simulations/

Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 13, 2019, 08:15:05 PM
Third post on the National WW1 Museum: Uniforms and Equipment

https://averysgameblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/equipment-and-uniforms-national-ww1-museum/
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: ArizonaTank on January 14, 2019, 12:13:56 PM
Great stuff, thanks AB!  :bd: 

I love the uniforms of the period...mostly because of the transition from 19th to 20th centuries; pickelhaube to stahlhelm. I also have been getting into AEF unit histories recently, and these are tightly tied to the divisions and their symbols.

Part of the reason I have been getting into uniforms and units is that most of the material written right after the war, including unit histories, is out of copyright and in the public domain, so very easy to quickly build a great "virtual collection"

There was also still a strong sense of a "local link" to many of the units, in all armies. The British had the "Pals Battalions." In the German Army very few units were just "German". They were "Saxons", "Bavarians", or the 'hated' "Prussians".  US regiments were know as "Baltimore's Own", or "Philadelphia's Own". By WWII, these local links started to loosen....

If anyone has any interest in US uniforms or unit histories of the WWI period, there is a great FB group of AEF collectors. The guys really know their stuff, and have some great collections. They try to research not just the unit, but the soldiers as well; so they just don't own a helmet, but they often know who wore it, and sometimes details of the man's exploits. I appreciate that they are very interested in honoring the nearly forgotten heroes of the AEF. The group is "World War I AEF Collectors".
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 17, 2019, 10:12:02 AM
The last blog post was on WW1 Propaganda.  They have a great display of this and lots of photos were posted.

https://averysgameblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/17/ww1-museum-propaganda/
Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 17, 2019, 10:13:19 AM
Here are some pictures of military toys from the WW1 museum.  These did not make it to my blog because there was little display space.

Title: Re: National WW1 Museum
Post by: airboy on January 17, 2019, 10:14:54 AM
If I do another Strategic Command WW1 AAR I'm going to incorporate the propaganda posters.