Ed Klekowski, WW1 historian, editor of World War One Illustrated and battlefield explorer. I've found that going off track gives me another view of the war.
The hunt for the Crown Prince's oak. In the woods far behind the German lines back of Verdun. After much effort we found it, (Eiche is oak). And nearby a surprise -- a German camp, from 1917.
Remains of a battle. American troops fought their way through this German artillery site. It is littered with 75mm shrapnel shells, wine bottles and other rubbish.
Sometimes a stroll in the woods can be full of surprises. On the right is a shrapnel shell, 3 inches diameter about a foot long. On the left is something much larger and dangerous--look, but never touch. #WW1