Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Truce
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Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Truce
Well worth a read.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
I read about Germany not remembering it. I didn't know the French did the same.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Politicians wage war, most men want peace.
Always strikes me as strange we cannot be united as mankind.
Been really looking into ww1 recently and the atrocities are shocking, no other species on this plant can be held as accountable as mankind for the level of destruction. Our greed and hatred as a species disgusts me.
Always strikes me as strange we cannot be united as mankind.
Been really looking into ww1 recently and the atrocities are shocking, no other species on this plant can be held as accountable as mankind for the level of destruction. Our greed and hatred as a species disgusts me.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Which makes what some people do all the more special and heart-warming.
In the face of all that, they can still show kindness and respect to their fellow man.
In the face of all that, they can still show kindness and respect to their fellow man.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
The true story about why WW1 started makes it even more sickening.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Splendid article....as a remarkably amateur historian, I did have a few points....but they are neither here or there.....very good thread.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
There is a very good book about the start of WW1 which i keep meaning to buy.Kwacky wrote:The true story about why WW1 started makes it even more sickening.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Not this one perchance.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thirteen-Days-D ... 0712668268" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've read it and found it a good read.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thirteen-Days-D ... 0712668268" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've read it and found it a good read.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Which one duke ?duke63 wrote:There is a very good book about the start of WW1 which i keep meaning to buy.Kwacky wrote:The true story about why WW1 started makes it even more sickening.
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Have you read it ? Would you recommend ?Norfolknchance wrote:Not this one perchance.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thirteen-Days-D ... 0712668268" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've read it and found it a good read.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
This is the one i was looking at. Not bought it yet as I have a few books to read already but no doubt soon will.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/July-Crisis-Wor ... 9ZFDNY456R" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Cheers guys both of those books look really good. I'm in town tomorrow so might check if either is in waterstones.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
I would recommend it but he does try push the idea that the Germans were not as much to blame for the start as conventional thinking would have you believe. It tends to push that concept a bit far.
It is very readable though.
It is very readable though.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
A few theories reduce the German blame. Don't forget there were other conflicts going on before. We started fighting Germany.
The Germans were coverting their fleet to oil which would have threatened the Royal Navy's domination. The oil line went through Turkey, hence our involvement over there.
The Germans were coverting their fleet to oil which would have threatened the Royal Navy's domination. The oil line went through Turkey, hence our involvement over there.
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Re: Interesting story about the French and WW1 Christmas Tru
Well worth reading 1915 by Lynne macdonald. Uses a lot of extracts from diaries, letters home and also what was happening at home. Gives a good account of many of the early battles.
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Bought this in waterstones today as they didn't have the ones recommended on here but looks good all the same..I'll let you know what I think.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/July-1914-Count ... 1848316577" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Dunno...the atrocities get over played a bit....fact is, they can "attribute" that many casualties to this or that, but they don't know.....but people wanna know sommit, so it becomes a stat. .....They still don't know how many troops died on D-Day....but all sorts of figures are thrown out.Blade wrote:Politicians wage war, most men want peace.
Always strikes me as strange we cannot be united as mankind.
Been really looking into ww1 recently and the atrocities are shocking, no other species on this plant can be held as accountable as mankind for the level of destruction. Our greed and hatred as a species disgusts me.