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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
My Book “Full Circle” – St. Vitus Day 28 June – Vidovdan – WWI
* I’ve been having such a blast on Instagram that I’ve neglected my blog! The time is now right, however, to promote my book Full Circle a bit, and both St. Vitus Day and the Centenary of the Treaty of … Continue reading
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, love quote, Lulu.com, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, 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, Novel, Photo Essay, Publishing, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, memoir, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, photos, publishing, Russia in WWI, Serbia in WWI, WWI, WWI memoir
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For Anzac Day 2018 – 25 April
❤ I made this collage for my profile photo on Facebook to celebrate Anzac Day this year. In the group photo my dad, Lt Col Dr Bogdan Stojic, is easily recognisable in his Yugoslav uniform. These are the brave POW doctors … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, History, WWI, WWII
Tagged Anzac Day 25 April, Australia, Bogdan Stojic, gratitude, History, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, photos, Stalag VIIIB/344 LAMSDORF PRISONERS OF WAR, WWII
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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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The 5th Red Cross Hospital in Niš, Serbia, 1914-1915
Excerpt from “My Dad, Volunteer in WW1”. Abridged. Previous instalments can be seen here and here and here. * After his defection from the Austro-Hungarian Army at Mount Gučevo, Bogdan was sent to serve in the military hospital in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Novel, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, History, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, Novel, Serbia in WWI, typhus epidemic, WWI
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Anzac Biscuits – Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
2015 is the ANZAC Centenary year, so I’ve chosen for this post fresh, crunchy, delicious and nutritious ANZAC Biscuits, sent by mothers, sisters, wives and sweethearts to soldiers in WWI. They were all volunteers as was my father in the … Continue reading
Romancing Tatyana Firsova – Friday Writing Essential, November 21, 2014: Youthful Memories
My Dad’s Youthful Memories (This is an excerpt from “My Dad, Volunteer in WWI”, a memoir I intend to finish, hopefully, by the end of 2015.) Bogdan Stojić, medical student at Graz University, was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Novel, Story, WWI
Tagged Bogdan Stojic, Friday Writing Essential, humour, language pitfalls, My Dad Volunteer in WWI, story, wartime romance, wartime story, WWI, youthful memories
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