The Last Day of World War 1

Ducimus · 06-29-12, 02:12 PM

A 45 minute documentary examining why fighting continued for 6 hours after the Armistice was signed.

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At 11 am on November 11, 1918, World War I ended. Victory had been assured and final territory already agreed upon. So why did more soldiers die on that day than on D-Day? The answer is the most shocking story of WWI. Based on best-selling historian and biographer Joseph Persico's book 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, we reveal how Allied leaders found outrageous excuses to send 13,000 men to their deaths against a defeated enemy.

Diopos · 06-30-12, 04:16 AM

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Buddahaid · 07-01-12, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

A 45 minute documentary examining why fighting continued for 6 hours after the Armistice was signed.

Thanks for finding that. I watched that on TV and was appalled. The best part is at 38:00 where Congress gets involved. We are still just like this and the partisan politics of today are nothing new at all.

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