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BigmanPigman

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9. One of the main problems of WWI was the new technology

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 10:46 PM

Feb 2019

yet the generals fought using old strategies and techniques. There was poison gas, tanks, planes, machine guns etc. yet the troops fought like they were fighting enemies that were using the same tactics from 25 years earlier. Half of them could have survived if the leaders were more current with the modern tools of war.

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Just saw "They Shall Never Grow Old." [View all] Croney Feb 2019 OP

Sounds amazing riverwalker Feb 2019 #1

Very interesting, tx for posting. Grandfather was a WWI US vet. appalachiablue Feb 2019 #2

Agreed! volstork Feb 2019 #3

Awesome! IGoToDU Feb 2019 #4

Where can we find this? ret5hd Feb 2019 #5

We saw it in a theater. It was made in 2018. Croney Feb 2019 #6

I am going to see this with my wife. I can't help but cry just thinking about it. Doodley Feb 2019 #7

Saw it. Lions led by donkeys. So true. kairos12 Feb 2019 #8

One of the main problems of WWI was the new technology BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #9

That was such a tragedy. Duppers Feb 2019 #11

Were hoping he gets a crack out the US archive footage.... Historic NY Feb 2019 #10

Looked up the DVD on Amazon but it's Region B/2. Marvellous critique by technoguy, though. Link Hekate Feb 2019 #12

Devastating war for both sides of our family Jarqui Feb 2019 #13

The death and horror of war are real. NotHardly Feb 2019 #14

My aunt's husband was a 2nd Lt. in WWI, was badly wounded COLGATE4 Feb 2019 #15