Above, a scene from the battle of the Somme.
BG readers are of course familiar with Déjà vu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu). Reading Doctor North’s blog-post today (https://www.turbulenttimes.co.uk/news/front-page/ukraine-filtering-the-noise/) I get a distinct feeling of Déjà vu! Of course, I know it is déjà vu for I am recalling the events of 1916-1917, and since I was born in 1955 they are not memories!
My reason for experiencing a strong sense of déjà vu can be found here: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/179515
Philip Zelikow is the White Burkett Miller Professor of History and J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center of Public Affairs, both at the University of Virginia. A former career diplomat, he was the executive director of the 9/11 Commission. He worked on international policy in each of the five administrations from Reagan through Obama. His latest book is The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917.
GOTO: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-zelikow/the-road-less-traveled/9781541750951/
Philip Zelikow describes the events in 1916 to 1917 when the Central Powers and the Allies were independently (of their enemies) and separately seeking a mediated end to the conflict through the good offices of President Woodrow Wilson of the USA.
I refer BG readers to my blog-post of Wednesday 11th May 2022: https://british-gazette.com/matters-of-concern-2/