European Battlefields: The First World War

XXi · 02-27-08, 12:36 PM

However the WWII terrible was, I think the WWI was worse in few aspects.

First, I think that it was the worst war in terms of expectations and preparation of the generals and reality of the battlefield. In WWII, most commanders at least had an idea of the modern battlefield and quite many got to understand it, if not at first then lately. And even if not, blitzkrieg could teach them a lesson or two at relatively low price. In WWI, generals were sending troops into bloodshed with not a slightest idea what was going on and how futile waste of human life it was.

Oberon · 02-27-08, 12:44 PM

Twas a sober moment for myself during Over Flanders Fields the other day when I received orders to strafe a target behind the lines. Flying towards the frontlines, you notice this brown line on the horizon, it gets bigger and bigger, and then the green countryside is gone and it's just brown mud and craters, with the sound of cannon fire rumbling like constant thunder.
It looks like hell from above, but on the ground...

If only it had been the war to end all wars...

Stealth Hunter · 02-28-08, 06:18 PM

War will never end. As long as somebody has something that someone else wants, there will be blood for it. That's the way it's been for thousands of years, and that's the way it will continue to be, although I have a feeling that it will be war that destroys the entire race of man if not the Earth itself. Ever seen "On the Beach" with Gregory Peck? I could honestly picture something like that happening.

02-27-08, 12:36 PM	#1
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	However the WWII terrible was, I think the WWI was worse in few aspects. First, I think that it was the worst war in terms of expectations and preparation of the generals and reality of the battlefield. In WWII, most commanders at least had an idea of the modern battlefield and quite many got to understand it, if not at first then lately. And even if not, blitzkrieg could teach them a lesson or two at relatively low price. In WWI, generals were sending troops into bloodshed with not a slightest idea what was going on and how futile waste of human life it was. __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

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02-27-08, 12:44 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Twas a sober moment for myself during Over Flanders Fields the other day when I received orders to strafe a target behind the lines. Flying towards the frontlines, you notice this brown line on the horizon, it gets bigger and bigger, and then the green countryside is gone and it's just brown mud and craters, with the sound of cannon fire rumbling like constant thunder. It looks like hell from above, but on the ground... If only it had been the war to end all wars...

02-28-08, 06:18 PM	#3
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	War will never end. As long as somebody has something that someone else wants, there will be blood for it. That's the way it's been for thousands of years, and that's the way it will continue to be, although I have a feeling that it will be war that destroys the entire race of man if not the Earth itself. Ever seen *"On the Beach"* with Gregory Peck? I could honestly picture something like that happening.