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Museum Notebook: Feathered heroes played vital role during wars 11 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Homing pigeon leg capsule. Whanganui Regional Museum Collection ref: 2020.59.2a Whanganui Chronicle By: Kathy Greensides A recent donation to the museum collection is a small, inconspicuous object which had us puzzled for a while. It has two little red plastic cylinders with a piece of red cotton tape wound around, fastened with a metal dome. These objects, plus variations, were used extensively in both world wars and were instrumental in saving many lives. The users were often under fire a...

British carrier pigeon, named Cher Ami, delivered life-saving message to troops Battalion of 700 men was cut off from troops in France during First World War Unaware of their position, Allied troops began bombing area killing hundreds Hero carrier pigeon flew 25 miles to deliver location despite being badly injured Although 194 men were saved after the location was learned, 150 were captured Now rare account from PoW soldier revealed in archived documents and letters

Courtesy of Bonhams The Archive of a Lost Battalion Survivor and POW. Leak, 2nd Lt. James Vestal. Estimate $4,000-6,000 New York — On October 2, 1917 the American 77th division, made up of 694 men, launched an attack on the German lines dug into the Argonne Forest in Northeastern France believing that they were supported on both sides by French and other US forces. The flanks however did not progress as planned and the 77th found themselves isolated in the forest surrounded by German troops, giving rise to the name ‘The Lost Battalion’. They may have stayed lost forever if not for the w...

Add these stories rooted in the city to your reading list. Sign up for our newsletters Subscribe Canceled events, publishing delays, shuttered bookstores—in many ways, 2020 was an awful year for Chicago writers. But it was a fantastic year for Chicago readers, at least when it comes to new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To keep this list manageable, I've limited it to books with a strong emphasis on the city itself. That means you won't see books set elsewhere, like Natasha Trethewey's Memorial Drive and Kathleen Rooney's Hood Feminism. Nonetheless, here are my favorite Chicago-focused ...