In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

John McCrae

In Flanders Fields

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Topic

World War I

Author

John McCrae

Source

In Flanders Fields

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Soldier Poet Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

McCrae, John. "In Flanders Fields." Punch, 8 Dec. 1915.

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Truth is the first casualty in war.

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Source
Women and War
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Snowden, Ethel. "Women and War." Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Education Association. 1915.

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Our whole duty, for the present, at any rate, is summed up in this motto, "America first."

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Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. "America First." Associated Press Luncheon. 20 Apr. 1915, New York City, NY, USA. Address.