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Book / Romance

December 31, 1969

Reads: 4668

Comments: 14

Likes: 4

Shelves: 6

When Gordy flees America and the War in Vietnam and takes a job as an English teacher in the Tokyo of the 1960s, he finds he gets a lot more than a mere hourly wage. [NOTE: My novel, "An American Love Song in Survival Japanese" has recently been published on… Read More

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"This is without a doubt the funniest story I've read in a decade. The entire Japanese female persona is laid bare here. Every bit true. Your sto..." Read More

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Poem / War and Military

August 14, 2020

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Poem I wrote a long time ago about a soldier's life. Read More

#poetry, #military

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Poem / War and Military

July 28, 2020

Reads: 25

Shelves: 1

You'd think we'd have learnt our lesson from the First World War, but sadly not. Read More

#war, #world-war-two, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

June 19, 2020

Reads: 298

Poem about the war that is always fought. Read More

#solider-battle-home-suicide

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Poem / War and Military

May 23, 2020

Reads: 83

Many dreamed of freedom from the death camps. Tragically, for many it remained a dream. Read More

#war, #holocaust, #world-war-two

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Poem / War and Military

April 01, 2020

Reads: 136

a war in the mind of us all Read More

#war, #fighting, #brain

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Poem / War and Military

March 23, 2020

Reads: 168

The life lessons a boy forced to transform into a man by war... Read More

#family, #war, #life, #son, #mother

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Poem / War and Military

March 17, 2020

Reads: 184

Comments: 1

The D-Day landings during the Second World War were the turning point for the Allies, and eventually led to the downfall of the Third Reich and the defeat of Germany. Read More

#world-war-two, #dday

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Poem / War and Military

March 10, 2020

Reads: 163

Shelves: 1

#war, #holocaust, #world-war-two

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Poem / War and Military

February 04, 2020

Reads: 243

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Shell shock, as it was known as back then, was a common problem for soldiers returning from France during the First World War. Another issue, however, was that it was not understood anywhere near as much as it is now, and soldiers didn't receive any proper treatment for it. Read More

#war, #ptsd, #shell-shock, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

January 26, 2020

Reads: 242

Comments: 2

#death, #war, #soldier, #battlefield

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Poem / War and Military

January 15, 2020

Reads: 295

#war, #home, #city, #fallen-city

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Poem / War and Military

January 14, 2020

Reads: 216

Shelves: 1

A staple of the First World War, the trenches were a horrible and inglorious place to be; quite the opposite of what most men thought they were getting themselves into. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

January 11, 2020

Reads: 238

hate and scorn Read More

#look-look-over-there-i-say

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Poem / War and Military

January 08, 2020

Reads: 255

Shelves: 1

Panic and fear ran through soldiers as they traversed No Man's Land to get to the other trench, but when the field was shrouded in a thick fog it was another kind of fear. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

December 17, 2019

Reads: 106

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

A series of letters from a soldier to his mother during his time in the trenches. The name is one that I made up. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

December 13, 2019

Reads: 267

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The phrase "fix bayonets" became a staple of the First World War, as it was a common order the commander would give to the soldiers as they prepared to charge across No Man's Land. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

December 06, 2019

Reads: 261

Shelves: 1

"The deadliest weapon in the world is a United States Marine and his rifle" - General of the Armies John J. Pershing Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

November 29, 2019

Reads: 230

Shelves: 1

The Battle of Passchendaele is one of the most famous campaigns during the First World War, and like most of the fighting during the war it was all for a small amount of land. This poem focuses on the effect of the battle on the Belgian city of Ypres; Passchendaele… Read More

#war, #world-war-one, #passchendaele

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Poem / War and Military

November 24, 2019

Reads: 242

I bound this work for those soldiers whose dedication make freedom for every home here. When I write this down, my feeling script the effort of peacekeeping mission in the failed states. I have written the title 'My People Wake Up' as if every human being on this Earth feels… Read More

#life, #people, #soldier, #guardian

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Poem / War and Military

November 22, 2019

Reads: 234

Shelves: 1

The Naval Blockade was established by the British during the First World War, with the aim of stopping imports of food and contraband to the Central Powers, particularly Germany. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

November 19, 2019

Reads: 261

Shelves: 1

A poem about Manfred von Richtofen, also known as "The Red Baron" Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

November 13, 2019

Reads: 308

Shelves: 1

Describing No Man's Land and the effect it had on the men who went there Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

November 12, 2019

Reads: 388

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

#death, #war, #choice, #fate, #battle

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Poem / War and Military

November 07, 2019

Reads: 242

Shelves: 1

#remembrance-sunday

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Poem / War and Military

November 05, 2019

Reads: 217

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The first time a tank was used in warfare was on 15th September 1916. This poem is a conversation between a seller of weaponry and a buyer. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

October 30, 2019

Reads: 235

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A poem about Alvin York, who captured a machine gun nest during the First World War Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

October 16, 2019

Reads: 451

A poem about a soldier who was drafted to fight in World War One in 1917. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

October 09, 2019

Reads: 275

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

My interpretation of what the colours of the poppy represent, in the form of poetry. Read More

#war, #poppy, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

October 08, 2019

Reads: 204

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Soldiers were killed during the First World War, not only by the enemy but also by their own leaders. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

September 29, 2019

Reads: 221

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A lot of men in 1914-1918 were promised fortune and glory if they went to fight in France. Of course, they were met with a harsh reality when they arrived in the trenches. Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

September 20, 2019

Reads: 249

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

For those fighting the battle from within where the war never ends Read More

#poetry, #military, #war, #song-lyrics

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Poem / War and Military

September 17, 2019

Reads: 181

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A poem about two brothers thinking about home during World War One Read More

#war, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

September 13, 2019

Reads: 167

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

11th November. The day the guns fell silent. Read More

#world-war-one, #eleventh-of-november

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Poem / War and Military

September 11, 2019

Reads: 174

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A poem about the Christmas Truce, that happened across the Western Front in 1914 Read More

#christmas, #world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

September 10, 2019

Reads: 177

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

A poem about a group of soldiers charging a trench in a First World War battle. Read More

#world-war-one

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Poem / War and Military

September 05, 2019

Reads: 173

How Apartheid gave birth to Xenophobia Read More

#apartheid, #xenophobia

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Poem / War and Military

September 04, 2019

Reads: 194

Shelves: 1

A poem based in both the first and second world wars Read More

#war

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Poem / War and Military

July 21, 2019

Reads: 194

Random poem. Read More

#war, #race, #battle

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