Herbert Hoover's fall from grace has been well documented, but his initial rise to greatness has all but been forgotten, according to 'Yanks behind the Lines' author Jeffrey B. Miller, who is the first historian in more than thirty years to focus his three award-winning nonfiction books on Hoover's WWI efforts in German-occupied Belgium.
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The Thiepval Commonwealth Memorial, which commemorates British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the 1916 Somme Offensive
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Could the First World War have been brought to a negotiated peace before the armistice of November 1918? Could the Armageddon on the Western Front possibly have been ended without victory on either side in late 1916 or early 1917, and the Great Powers return to peace, with millions of young lives saved? In other words, imagine a world with no Battle of Passchendaele, perhaps no Bolshevik Revolution, maybe even no Hitler. It is one of the great what-might-have-beens of modern history.
Cromer crab is one of Norfolk s most famous delicacies.
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From stunning coast and countryside to delicious food and drink, these are the things that put the county of Norfolk proudly on the map.
The best way to enjoy The Broads is from the water.
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The Broads
Think of Norfolk and The Broads will instantly spring to mind. Its 125 miles of picturesque navigable waterways, have drawn visitors to our part of the world for centuries.
It’s astonishing to think that it was man-made.
Originally medieval peat diggings for fuel, they flooded in the 14th century, creating the magical wildlife haven that we enjoy today.