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Growing Up In The 40s – Pre-War Years in Ljubljana – WWII
Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading
Armistice Day, 11 November 2019 – My Book “Full Circle”
❤ Today, on Armistice Day, my heart turns with grateful thoughts to my father and all the brave men and women of the First World War who put their lives on the line for our liberty. I wrote this book … Continue reading
Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – Article 104 – WWII
Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading
Growing Up In The 1940s – Top Priority: Patients’ Welfare – WWII
Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading
Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt (continued) – WWII
Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in History, Story, WWII
Tagged Dr Bogdan Stojic, Germany in WWII, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, History, In Captivity, Irina Dimitric, memoir, memories, photos, POW in Germany in WWII, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, Stalag VIIID TESCHEN, wartime story, WWII, WWII memoir
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Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt – WWII
Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in History, WWII
Tagged censorship, Dr Bogdan Stojic, Germany in WWII, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, In Captivity, Irina Dimitric, Lambinowice, memoir, memories, photos, POW in WWII, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, Stalag VIIID TESCHEN, WWII, WWII memoir
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
❤ Valentine’s Day, a day of romance, is a perfect day to announce that my book, published by Lulu.com in October 2018, is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Although this book is more about war than romance, … Continue reading
Posted in History, memoir, Quote, Visual Arts, WWI
Tagged Albanska spomenica, Bogdan Stojic, History, Irina Dimitric, love quote, Lulu.com, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, photography, photos, red roses, Russia in WWI, Russian hospital in Serbia, self-publishing, Serbia in WWI, St. George medals for bravery, Tatyana Firsova, Valentine's Day, war, wartime romance, WWI
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FULL CIRCLE – My Dad, a Volunteer in WWI
❤ To mark the centenary of the ARMISTICE of 1918 that ended WWI on 11 November, I am thrilled to announce I managed to self-publish my book this year! I nearly gave up twice. The main headache was formatting, but … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irina Dimitric, Photo Essay, Publishing, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, Irina Dimitric, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, photos, publishing, Russia in WWI, Serbia in WWI, WWI, WWI memoir
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Vasilije Vasiljević – Bogdan’s Illustrious Great Grandfather
Vasilije Vasiljević – Bogdan’s Illustrious Great Grandfather This is a chapter from the memoir “My Dad, Volunteer in WWI”. If you wish, you can see the previous chapters starting here. Bogdan was born in Delnice, a small village in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged “Vukova Prepiska” – “Vuk’s Correspondence", Bogdan Stojic, friendship, Karađorđe, memoir, Military Border- Austria-Hungary, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novi Sad, Ottomans in Serbia, Sebian culture, Serbia, Serbian epic poetry, Serbian language, Serbian Orthodox Church, The Battle of Kosovo, Vasilije Vasiljević, Vasilije's "bukvar" -primer, Vojvodina, Vuk Stefanović Karađić, Vuk's orthography, Zemun, Zemun Savings Bank
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