"name but before and during the First World War, the name caused him difficulties. In August 1916 an officer who disliked him spread the rumour that he was the brother of a captured German spy who had assumed the name ""Carl Graves"". The problem resurfaced in a minor way in the Second World War, when a suspicious rural policeman blocked his appointment to the Special Constabulary. Graves's eldest half-brother, Philip Perceval Graves, achieved note as a journalist and his younger brother, Charles Patrick Graves, was a writer and journalist. Graves received his early education at a series of six preparatory"
"as part of the 119th Brigade in the 40th Division in June 1916 for service on the Western Front. During this war, several writers served with various battalions of the regiment in France, including the poets Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, David Jones and Hedd Wyn. Their memoirs, including Graves' ""Good-Bye to All That"", have resulted in the activities of this regiment being vividly recorded for posterity. Captain J C Dunn, a medical officer attached to the regiment's 2nd Battalion, compiled a chronicle of that unit's experiences during its more than four years of service in France and Belgium. His epic,"
"Memorial commemorates over of Britain and the Commonwealth who fell in the battle and have no known grave. The community of Loos in British Columbia, changed its name from Crescent Island to commemorate the battle and several participants wrote of their experiences, Robert Graves described the battle and succeeding days in his war memoir ""Goodbye to All That"" (1929), Patrick MacGill, who served as a stretcher-bearer in the London Irish and was wounded at Loos in October 1915, described the battle in his autobiographical novel ""The Great Push"" (1916) and J. N. Hall related his experiences in the British Army"
"to All That"". Graves built a large house, named ""Erinfa"", near Harlech, Wales, which he used as a summer retreat and where he spent his retirement. He had a keen interest in the Welsh language and the culture of Wales; he was elected as a Welsh bard in the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Bangor in 1902. He died in Harlech in 1931. His obituary in ""The Spectator"" concluded: ""Mr Graves not only wrote songs but stirred up fresh public interest in the old folk-songs of Ireland, Wales and the Highlands, and, moreover, induced musicians and singers to become interested"
"where ""the audience were roused to such a pitch of enthusiasm, that they rose to their feet, and commenced to shower money on to the stage"". Following the British defeat by the Boers at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899, Private Smith of the Black Watch wrote the following poem: Robert Graves, in his autobiography ""Goodbye to All That"" (1929), states that: ""The original 'Thomas Atkins' was a Royal Welch Fusilier in the American Revolutionary War"". Graves, an officer in the Royal Welch in 1915, mentions this among other regimental history but does not cite his reference. In the"
"John Graves (author) John Alexander Graves III (August 6, 1920 – July 31, 2013) was an American writer known for his book ""Goodbye to a River"". As a child growing up in Fort Worth and at his grandfather's ranch in Cuero, Graves was keenly interested in the landscape around him. He graduated from Rice Institute (now Rice University) in 1942. He subsequently served as a captain in the Marine Corps during World War II, until being wounded by a Japanese grenade on the island of Saipan. After the war, he went to graduate school at Columbia University, receiving his master's"
"Robert Graves recalled in his autobiography ""Good-Bye to All That"" that during this battle Gleeson found himself the only unwounded officer of the battalion and, having removed his chaplain's insignia that indicated his non-combatant status, took command of the unit and held until relieved. Later in December that year he joined the battalion in a counterattack at the Battle of Givenchy. On Christmas Day the Munsters were in part of the front line unaffected by the Christmas Truce and Gleeson chose to conduct a Mass in one of the front line trenches that was frequently under fire. The mass was"
"Spanish–American War. He soon was appointed Superintendent of the Philippines school district in which he had been teaching. Returning to the United States, he received a master's degree and then a doctorate from Harvard University in 1913. In 1914, he was appointed Superintendent of Schools of the Town of Wellesley, and also began teaching part-time at Wellesley College. Dr. Graves served for 22 years. During this time, he also served as president of the Massachusetts Schoolmasters Association, the Massachusetts Superintendents Association, and the Norfolk County Teachers Association. Dr. Graves married the former Wilhelmina ""Minnie"" Landau (January 8, 1886 – October"
"Undertones of War Undertones or War is a 1928 memoir of the First World War, written by English poet Edmund Blunden. As with two other famous war memoirs-—Siegfried Sassoon's ""Sherston trilogy"", and Robert Graves' ""Good-Bye to All That""--""Undertones"" represents Blunden's first prose publication, and was one of the earliest contributors to the flurry of Great War books to come out of England in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Paul Fussell has called Undertones of War an ""extended elegy in prose,"" and critics have commented on its lack of central narrative. Like Henri Barbusse's ""Under Fire"" and Erich Maria Remarque's"
"by the Hogarth Press; followed by a collection ""The Rural Scene"" in 1922. In the 1930s he was a BBC broadcaster and did editorial work. A historical novel set in Berkshire in the times of Captain Swing, ""The Chazzey Tragedy"" (1933), made little impact. He was married again, to Dorothy Pollard who was a colleague on the editorial staff of ""The Countryman"" magazine where he was working. During World War II he served in the RAF, staying on in the Air Ministry until 1954. Retiring because of poor health, he farmed near Abingdon until his death in Inverness. Robert Graves,"
"World War II, which made him very popular. Sellar had begun to contribute to ""Punch"" in 1925 when three humorous short stories of his were published (he also contributed to other journals around this time). His collaboration with his old University colleague Yeatman, who was also writing for ""Punch"", appears to have begun in 1928 during his period out of teaching. The first part of ""1066 and All That"" appeared in ""Punch"" on 10 September 1930, taking its title from Robert Graves' autobiography ""Good-Bye to All That"". Sellar's contribution is particularly noted in the comic exaggerations and name confusions; his"
"part of 7th Infantry Division. On 18 March 1916 Thomas was leading a working party to repair wire emplacements in no man's land at the Citadel, near Fricourt in France when he was shot in the throat. He then walked to a first aid post for treatment but died soon afterwards after he began choking. He is buried at reference D3 in Point 110 New Military Cemetery at Fricourt. Graves wrote the poem 'Not Dead' in Thomas's memory and Thomas also appears in Graves' autobiography ""Good-Bye to All That"", Sassoon's 'Sherston trilogy' of fictionalised autobiographies (as ""Dick Tiltwood"") and several"
"A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant (""tenente"") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The title is taken from a poem by the 16th-century English dramatist George Peele. The novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, describes a love affair between the expatriate Henry and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley. Its publication ensured Hemingway's place as a modern American writer of considerable"
"wasting a word -- yet his account of the battle combines high colour and exact detail."" Donald Graves Donald E. Graves (born 1949) is a Canadian historian specializing in modern military history, especially the War of 1812. On his mother's side Graves comes from an old Loyalist family (Springer) in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was an executive and his mother a poet and artist. He was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and at Carleton University, where he took an MA in history. He has been employed as a military historian by the Canadian National Historic Sites Service, the National"
"to the war's end. It includes the taking of the ""Kehlsteinhaus"" (Eagle's Nest) at Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden and refers to the surrender of Japan. Major Richard Winters (1918–2011) is the central character, shown working to accomplish the company's missions and keep his men together and safe. While the series features a large ensemble cast, each episode generally focuses on a single character, following his action. As the series is based on historic events, the fates of the characters reflect those of the persons on which they are based. Many either die or sustain serious wounds which lead to their being"
"tells us of the final British surrender, his voyage to England, his departure from the service and return to Ireland, his marriage and career as a schoolteacher, and his long-lost American daughter’s rediscovery of him in Dublin. Graves began work on ""Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth"" in the autumn of 1939. Newly returned from an extended visit to America, he was mainly concerned to make a little money with which to support his girlfriend Beryl Hodge (later his second wife), and also his various needy friends who could be employed for secretarial and research work. It has been suggested that"
"to leave to fight in The Great War in France led by Captain Chris Baldry. He appears at one final farewell party thrown by his wife, Kitty, and throughout he seems withdrawn and distant. The story moves on to 1916. Kitty and her companion, Jenny Baldry, are living in England. Jenny is concerned because they have heard nothing from Chris' regiment, but Kitty dismisses her fears, more concerned by the rising prices of commodities in wartime Britain. Their quiet war is shattered by the unexpected visit of a Margaret Grey, who has been written to by Chris from his hospital"
"Goodbye to a River Goodbye to a River is a book by John Graves, published in 1960. It is a ""semi-historical"" account of a canoe trip made by the author during the fall of 1957 down a stretch of the Brazos River in North Central Texas, between Possum Kingdom Dam and Lake Whitney. The book presents both the author's account of the trip itself and numerous stories about the history and settlement of the area around the river and of North Central Texas. The title refers to Graves' childhood association with the river and the country surrounding it, and his"
"memories many harbored of the horrors of World War I. A major seller was ""All Quiet on the Western Front"" by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German who had fought in the war at age eighteen and been wounded in the Third Battle of Ypres. He stated that he intended the book to tell the story ""of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war."" Another 1929 book reflecting on World War I was Ernest Hemingway's ""A Farewell to Arms"", as well as ""Good-Bye to All That"" by Robert"
"offensive to take control of the remaining states. However, the Americans were able to counterattack, leaving the Eastern States free and effectively dividing the nation at the irradiated Mississippi River, with the Western States under GKR occupation, known as the """"New Korean Federation of Occupied America"""", a puppet state of the GKR. In 2027, two years after the beginning of the Korean-American War and the beginning of the occupation, Robert Jacobs, a former U.S. Marine Corps combat helicopter pilot, is awakened in his apartment in Montrose, Colorado and ordered to a re-education camp in Alaska. Jacobs sees that the Korean"
"War I exposure to mustard gas. This led to a separation of the three brothers - Bill to Middlesbrough, the middle brother to Canada and the youngest, Lawrence, sent to live with another family. Bill left school when he was 16, subsequently following a career as draughtsman and civil engineer. During World War II he served in Egypt as a radar instructor for the Royal Air Force (RAF), and afterwards joined the International Voluntary Service for Peace in Duisburg, Germany. His pacifist convictions persuaded him to return his RAF paybook to the government. ""The Cruise of the Talking Fish"" is"
"War- (1929) and ""Behind the Lines"" (1930). Morris served in the British army during the war. ""A Farewell to Arms"" is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. The book, published in 1929, is a first-person account of American Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant (""Tenente"") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The novel is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of World War I, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of ""A Farewell to Arms"" cemented Hemingway's"
"his son to his death. Claudius resignedly accepts that his death will be soon with numerous signs suggesting such. The ""I, Claudius"" novels, as they are called collectively, became massively popular when first published in 1934 and gained literary recognition with the award of the 1934 James Tait Black Prize for fiction. They are probably Graves's best known work aside from his myth essay ""The White Goddess"", his English translation of ""The Golden Ass"" and his own autobiography ""Goodbye to All That."" Graves later claimed that they were written only from financial need on a strict deadline. Nonetheless, they are"
"German periodicals. The same year, Harrison made headlines in ""The New York Times"" when he was arrested en route to Nicaragua, where he planned to interview the Nicaraguan dissident General Augusto César Sandino. In 1930, after such anti-war books as Robert Graves's ""Goodbye to All That"", Ernest Hemingway's ""A Farewell to Arms"", and Erich Maria Remarque's ""All Quiet on the Western Front"" (all published in 1929) became bestsellers, publishers took an interest in ""Generals Die in Bed"", many elements of which resembled the other books. Harrison, who was working as a copy editor on the ""Bronx Home News"" was propelled"
"very small rooms. The foul air from this mass of human beings at first made me giddy and sick, but I soon got over it. We have to walk, and when we give the men any thing kneel, in blood and water; but we think nothing of it at all. The Civil War came to an end on April 26, 1865 when Confederate General Johnston surrendered his armies in the Carolinas Campaign to Union General Sherman. Several battles are mentioned or depicted in ""Gone with the Wind"". The Atlanta Campaign (May–September 1864) took place in northwest Georgia and the area"
"to the end of the war. The next six scenes take place in England in 1930. John, now a ghost dressed in the muddy uniform he died in, encounters family, friends, and those of his wartime comrades who have survived. He finds out what the war, ended more than ten years past, has meant to them – not much, it turns out. Perry had survived the war and has written a book, ""Post Mortem"", exposing the truth about the horrible treatment of British soldiers returned from ""The Great War"". John's mother is afraid of the book, John's father wants the"
"All This and World War II (adventure) All This and World War II is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1989 for the ""Marvel Super Heroes"" role-playing game. ""All This and World War II"" is a scenario for the Advanced rules, first in a trilogy. An alien spaceship crash-lands in Nazi Germany, enabling Hitler and the Red Skull to use its advanced technology to send storm troopers up and down the time stream in search of secret weapons. The heroes discover one of these groups of foraging Nazis. MT1 ""All This and World War II"" was written by"
"(""All Quiet on the Western Front"") was a massive, worldwide bestseller, not least for its brutally realistic account of the horrors of trench warfare from the perspective of a German infantryman. Less well known but equally shocking in its account of the horrors of trench warfare is the earlier Stratis Myrivilis' Greek novel ""Life in the Tomb"", which was first published in serialised form in the weekly newspaper ""Kambana"" (April 1923 – January 1924), and then in revised and much expanded form in 1930. Also significant were Ernest Hemingway's ""A Farewell to Arms"" (1929), Richard Aldington's ""Death of a Hero"""
"as a prisoner of war, on 26 August 1914, spending the rest of the Great War in a German prison camp. After the war, he served at the War Office in the Intelligence Branch of the Imperial General Staff from 1919 to 1925, when he left the British Army. He joined the BBC as an administrator in 1926, was Assistant Director of Programmes from 1929 to 1932, then Empire Service Director, 1932–1935, Controller of Programmes, 1935–1938, Deputy Director-General, 1938–1942, and in 1942 succeeded Frederick Ogilvie (jointly with Robert Foot) as Director-General. Graves left the corporation in 1943 due to ill"
"conditions in prisoner of war camps. This concluded with a trip to Japan in 1918 following which the family moved to Vladivostok. The United States had a large military and industrial presence in the Far East of Russia, with more than 3,000 troops on the ground under the command of General Graves. During the six years that it took for the Bolshevik revolution to make its way to Vladivostok, US embassies were slowly being shut and their contents moved east. Many strategic records ended up in Tokyo and were destroyed in an earthquake and fire. Most of the rest of"
"armistice with the Western Allies and agree to fight alongside them against the Soviets. The novel ends in the early winter of 1946, with communism collapsing and the other Soviet republics breaking away from the USSR to form their own sovereign nations, parallel to the Commonwealth of Independent States today. China suffers from a civil war, as a new communist government seizes power, and America becomes the world's sole nuclear superpower. All of Europe and Asia is in ruin as the exhausted troops, politicians, prisoners, and civilians alike of all nations involved in the conflict return home at last and"
"Samuel Graves, who was under Admiralty instruction to suppress the burgeoning rebellion. Under his orders, vessels were searched for military stores and potential military communications. Laid-up vessels were stripped of their masts and rudders to prevent their use by privateers, and military equipment was salvaged from recent wrecks. Captain Henry Mowat had been in the port of Falmouth (present-day Portland, Maine) in May 1775 during Thompson's War, when local Patriots captured several ships carrying supplies for Boston and weaponry from Fort Pownall at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Graves ordered Mowat to ""lay waste burn and destroy such Sea"
"1928. He then wrote a book about his time in Siberia, entitled ""America's Siberian Adventure 1918-20"". William and Kate would have four children, ""infant Graves"" (who died as a newborn on October 27, 1891, and is buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado-), Marjorie (19 November 1892 – 24 February 1894; also buried at Ft. Logan NC.), Sidney Carroll (1893–1974, USMA 1915) and Dorothy (Mrs. William R. Orton). Major Sidney C. Graves would receive a Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in World War I, and then a second DSC in the Russia campaign, and in 1921 married Olga Roosevelt"