Category: The Poilus

  • The Poilus: A Tale of Two War Pigeons

    Many of the pigeons that participated in the Great War received names related to the conflict.  The first American pigeon to deliver a message from the trenches was named Gunpowder, while British soldiers called one prominent bird Dreadnought.  It should not come as a surprise, then, to learn that at least two pigeon heroes of…