Who Is Behind This Site?
My name is Jure Zelenko, and I have been fascinated by
World War 1 for as long as I can remember.
It started with a photograph. A young soldier, maybe 19
years old, standing in front of a trench somewhere in
France. He was smiling. I kept wondering — who was he?
What happened to him? Did he make it home?
That question never left me.
I am not a professional historian. I am not a university
professor. I am just someone who reads everything I can
find about this period of history — the books, the diaries,
the letters, the accounts — and wants to share it with
people who feel the same curiosity.
What You Will Find Here
Every week I publish a new article about World War 1. Some
are about famous battles. Some are about ordinary soldiers
and the extraordinary situations they found themselves in.
Some are about the home front — the women, the families,
the workers who kept everything running while the men were
in the trenches.
All of them are written to be read by anyone — you do not
need to know anything about history to enjoy them.
Why World War 1?
Because it is the war that created the modern world — and
most people know surprisingly little about it. It deserves
to be remembered properly.
I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing.
Feel free to reach out through the Contact page — I read
every message.
Jure Zelenko