WWI Documentary

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MarkinPhx

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In the past year I have become obsessed with all things WW1. I blame it on Dan Carlin's Podcast "Hardcore History". Anyway, the war was kind of glossed over when I went to school and I am just now finding out how much that war influenced what goes on even today. I found a great 10 part documentary on YouTube which goes rather deep on the topic. If you are interested , do a search on YouTube for WW1 The Complete Series. It is a 10 part series and each episode is around 50 minutes long. And I just realized that I probably posted this in the wrong forum :(
 

I am a history nut, and am quite interested in WWI. I'll look for that documentary. Thanks. In the past, most of my interest has been in WWII and the American Civil War, but recently I've become interested in WWI, too. Maybe there's something in the water . . . .
 
Butterfly said:
I am a history nut, and am quite interested in WWI. I'll look for that documentary. Thanks. In the past, most of my interest has been in WWII and the American Civil War, but recently I've become interested in WWI, too. Maybe there's something in the water . . . .
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I am the same way in regards to WW2 and the Civil War. If you listen to podcasts then I suggest you check out Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History". His episodes can be rather long but I do find him entertaining . One thing I like about his podcast is that he attempts to put the listener in the perspective of what was going on at the time so you can understand things better.
 

I cannot watch WW1 documentaries.

Too depressing watching the generals sending out young men with no chance of coming back. And stupid stuff.

Attacking in a row when there is a machine gun nest mowing them down.

Unbelievable. I heard that some officers commanding them got shot in the back.
There is a Canadian series called For King and Country.
 
The First World War can never generate the same interest in the US as WW II.

There were more losses on Day 1 of the First Battle of the Somme, and there were three, all lasting for weeks, than the US lost in the whole of the war.

There was no such disparity in WWII.
 
Laurie said:
The First World War can never generate the same interest in the US as WW II.

There were more losses on Day 1 of the First Battle of the Somme, and there were three, all lasting for weeks, than the US lost in the whole of the war.

There was no such disparity in WWII.
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World War 1 is where the term "cannon fodder" was implemented.
 
I have a somewhat personal connection to WWI. My dad went to France as part of the AEF, in 1917, towards the end of the War. He remained after the Armistice and returned home in 1919. His brother served in the same outfit. They crossed to France on the SS President Lincoln and landed in Brest. On he Lincoln's return voyage, carrying wounded troops and returning officers, it was torpedoed and sank. Thankfully, even with wounded aboard, the loss of life was minimal.

It wasn't a pleasant experience and dad never spoke much about it, except for a few humorous snips regarding he and my uncle. He did contract some sort of recurring fever that was with him on and off, for the rest of his life. Looking back it seemed "malaria like" but I know that it wasn't uncommon to WWI troops that spent time abroad.
 

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