Hi, Frank,

Thank you for highlighting Piero's post in your Blog. I think that it's a great example of what GE is capable, and I also feel that it's been largely overlooked, maybe because of its very specialist nature. You used the term "documentary", and that is perhaps the best way to describe his work - it tells a story, in stages, largely using the words and pictures of the men who were there, supplemented by some beautiful modern photography, with hindsight.

Disregarding the quality of the post as a narrative on its own merit, I think you're right in highlighting it as a model of the type of educational resource for which GE has the potential. I hope we see many more comprehensive and thought-provoking posts like this, perhaps using similar techniques to Piero's. Purblind_Horus, has used the same idea of placing information content in his placemarks in his War Casualties in Iraq post; it gives great immediacy and - to me, at least, it has a very moving - and shocking - effect. I've been privileged to visit some of the Great War cemeteries in France, and Sean's post strongly reminds of the impression they made.

Thanks again,

Frank