ttaarraass said:"You may find the story in 'Hauntings and Apparitions' by Andrew McKenzie (Heinemann/SPR 1982) about two ladies staying in a hotel in, I think, Normandy, and being kept awake by 'echoes' of a military battle interesting."
lupinwick said:"It may well be to do with attitudes as well, Sassoon, Owen and Graves give the impression that to them the war was more real than civilian life...."
This was also true of the American Civil War of 1861-1865. For the farm boys who fought on both sides of that conflict, and who had never previously been more than 10 or 20 miles from home, the War was suddenly heightened reality. For the survivors, many of whom lived down to the 1920s, 1930s and even 1940s, the War remained the single Great Adventure of their lives.
I believe I've heard about this - and thanks to you both for jogging my memory!OldTimeRadio said:ttaarraass said:"You may find the story in 'Hauntings and Apparitions' by Andrew McKenzie (Heinemann/SPR 1982) about two ladies staying in a hotel in, I think, Normandy, and being kept awake by 'echoes' of a military battle interesting."
There was also an article about this in FATE magazine in the late 1950s.
You may find the story in "Hauntings and Apparitions" by Andrew McKenzie (Heinemann/SPR 1982) about two ladies staying in a hotel in, I think, Normandy, and being kept awake by 'echoes' of a military battle interesting.
Vimey Ridge - One student tells of hearing the sounds of the war. Another described being grabbed by someone who looked like they were in a period movie about the site and being told to "run for your life you stupid kid" and being shoved towards the tunnel exit. As they were exiting the tunnel, yet another student tells of seeing, in plain daylight, a soldier stepping on a land mine and then nothing.
Vimy Ridge - Canadian trenches - Soldiers have been awoken by the sounds of heavy breathing and gear rustling, we where startled and amazed to see a German soldier in full ww1 combat gear attempting to "stick" them with a bayonet.
So just as long as those First World War dead are not forgotten, and so far they haven't been.
zygmunt_rocks_on said:Likewise, almost every community in the UK, no matter how small, will have a WW1 memorial with more names added after WW2, and often from subsequent conflicts (1967 being the only year a British serviceman or servicewoman hasn't been killed in action).
WW1 is treated as a tragedy in the way WW2 (a clear-cut war against tyranny) isn't in popular culture... "Lions Led By Donkeys", the tragedy of the Pals Battalions, men with shellshock being shot for cowardice, kicking footballs across no-mans land on the first day of the battle of the Somme...
lupinwick said:So just as long as those First World War dead are not forgotten, and so far they haven't been.
So far. Certainly in the UK, WW1 is mystery territory for schoolkids.
True, even a hamlet with 2 streets will have a war memorial. However little seems to be done to maintain these monuments or ensure that the memory never fades. OT I know.
You may find the story in "Hauntings and Apparitions" by Andrew McKenzie (Heinemann/SPR 1982) about two ladies staying in a hotel in, I think, Normandy, and being kept awake by 'echoes' of a military battle interesting.
an aquaintance of mine was driving through part of Katyn Forest, near Smolensk, a few years ago... scene of the mass murder of Polish army officers during WW2. He was listening to music on the radio, which was suddenly interrupted by the sounds of gunfire, shouting and screaming, which went on for several terrifying minutes (he was driving in pitch darkness) before the music resumed. He claims it wasn't part of the radio show. Later the same night (and still in the forest), he stopped for a rest and became aware of three gaunt figures staring at him from the edge of the tree line, dressed in what looked like ragged army clothing, and looking "really, really sad" (as he put it). They might just have been tramps, but he didn't hang around after that.
Are there any reports of ghosts at former concentration camp sites?
OldTimeRadio said:minordrag said:"If, as is generally accepted, a ghost is a some combination of intense emotion, unfinished business, and ignorance of death...."
But that's the ONE thing the fighting men on both sides were NOT ignorant of - DEATH. They lived, wrote letters home, ate and slept right next to their dead and badly decaying comrades. They knew full well that their own deaths might be just more statistics and that those odiferous friends with whom they shared their muddy home could well be them in a few more days or weeks.
illuminati37411 said:First, Hi, I'm new.
I've lived on the site of a famous American civil war battle for over 25 years. .
They'd just look like ghost statues.No Ghosts in Pompeii ?