100th Anniversary

[Roxbrough]

Of the Great War and some interesting documentaries coming up on the BBC.
Anyone else have a military background and enjoying the occassion?

 

[Meadow337]

Of the Great War and some interesting documentaries coming up on the BBC.
Anyone else have a military background and enjoying the occassion?

Wow is it really 100 years since WWI? I guess it is. WOW.

 

[Polly Parrot]

My Ph.D is largely focused on WWI, this is a good time for researching it.

Though with the deluge of new WWI history books coming out, rather a lot of it are human interest stories, ie. about the life of so-and-so who lived on Ballyjamesbackwards or wherever and also had a terrible time during the war. I'm not one to dispute that they suffered, for they undoubtedly did, but it's a lot of cashing in on very old and partly forgotten trauma.

 

[Sneezy]

Sparkilicious is doing a reading project thingy to commemorate the centennial. He arm twisted me riding with.

Damned hipsters...

 

[Polly Parrot]

Ooo! That sneaky Sparklepants is at it again! How very dare he.

(I bet you're secretly enjoying it though).

 

[Roxbrough]

My Ph.D is largely focused on WWI, this is a good time for researching it.

Though with the deluge of new WWI history books coming out, rather a lot of it are human interest stories, ie. about the life of so-and-so who lived on Ballyjamesbackwards or wherever and also had a terrible time during the war. I'm not one to dispute that they suffered, for they undoubtedly did, but it's a lot of cashing in on very old and partly forgotten trauma.

I learned something quite stunning this evening, did you know that More English, French and Italian soldiers died in WWI than WWII!!!

 

[Sneezy]

Yes. It was truly The Great War.

Ooo! That sneaky Sparklepants is at it again! How very dare he.

(I bet you're secretly enjoying it though).

Ja, but for the sake of the gods do not tell him that.