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I read about that battle... I don't know what is more horrifying: the number of lives lost, or the paltry gains made.
and the result of this war to end all wars was WWII.
I wonder when humans will begin to learn from history?
Hard to say when armies during the First World War made the same mistake: asinine frontal aussaults that ended in bloodbaths.
Ever stop to think that wars are run by governments?
What can governments run well?
Hey I may be cynical but I would not go that far in my cynicism.
Many of the army generals were stuck in the old ways. Heck there were generals during World War One who were still pining for the decisive breakthrough in the trench war so that they could finally deploy their Calvery.
The most heartrending ending to a comedy series ever.
The most heartrending ending to a comedy series ever.
and the result of this war to end all wars was WWII.
I wonder when humans will begin to learn from history?
A war which has many lessons to teach, and not nearly covered enough in HS classes. I tutor history on the side, its amazing how little HS students know about WW1, other than Americas entry there is little knowledge.
If anyone is interested in reading books about the German side, I highly recommend Ernst Junger's Storm of Steel.
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If you want an extensive podcast, I recommend Dan Carlin's Hardcore History series on WWI.
It's a long one- about 15 hours, I think. But really good.
I think we did. Wars have gotten progressively smaller. Localized. Direct. At least for Europeans and Americans. The size and scope of these wars is Unfathomable now. Even Vietnam was small compared to these wars.
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That, and rational people at least realize that a major war between powerful nations would lead to nukes and set civilization back a thousand years. All out war is not worth it.
But, the, we have the nations where the non rational people are in charge, like North Korea or even Pakistan. It's scary to think what could happen.
I love Dan Carlin. I listened to his stuff on the Mongols. Right now I'm on a new podcast about Rome. But it sounds like I got a new one for the list
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You might like this link.
The Great War Blog | Those who forget history are condemned to let others repeat it for them.
They update it regularly, and follow exactly what was happening 100 years ago in the war. I've been following it for a couple years, and it has a couple years to go!
Its a good perspective on just how long and awful this war really was, when you follow it in real time.
and the result of this war to end all wars was WWII.
I wonder when humans will begin to learn from history?
The answer, of course, is NEVER! LEARNING CURVES ARE FOR ******S!
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