Tag: Military History

by Retrospect Journal 29/11/2021 0

Features

Masquerade: Silk embroidered postcards of World War One

Written by Megan Crutchley. The practice of soldiers sending items home was a common occurrence. Megan Crutchley investigates the values and intimacies of sending silk embroidered postcards home, as well as its industrial impact.

by Retrospect Journal 18/04/2021 0

Academic

George McClellan’s Fall from Grace

Written by Amy Hendrie. The course of the American Civil War is well tracked, and yet the contributions of George McClellan both helped and hindered progress throughout the endeavour. Dispatched by Abraham Lincoln, what caused such a fall from grace?