“If you look at the First World War, the Kaiser was actually, actively buying a lot of the armaments from Britain! in the years, in the run-up to the First World War. And I mean, there was a connection there. He was, indeed, Queen Victoria's grandson. You know, they were all related, all these royal families.” IfsKnowsWorldYearsFirstsLooksMeanWarRunningConnectionsQueensWar Of The WorldsRelatedBritainBuyingRoyalVictoriaRoyal FamilyArmamentFirst World WarGrandson Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“As Churchill said about the Great War, and he said this in about 1924, that it was the first war in which man realized that he could obliterate himself completely. If you consider the way the whole world was impacted, 18 million people worldwide died, and that is taking into account military and civilian deaths: 18 million people. And it was the whole world, if you will. You know, many of those trenches were dug by Chinese. There are photographs of Chinese looking like they just came from China, with their hats and so on, digging the trenches, right from the beginning.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWorldWayFirstsSaidWarWholeMillionsMilitaryAccountsDiedPhotographChinaWhole WorldChineseHatsCiviliansDiggingGreat WarTrenchesCivilian Deaths Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to get myself a job where I could travel. I did it for two years and had great fun.” YearsFirstsTwoWantedJobsFunCollegeDecidedFlightTwo YearsFlight Attendant Author:Jacqueline Winspear
