The Great War (First World War) of 1914-1918 saw a new world order - TopicsExpress



          

The Great War (First World War) of 1914-1918 saw a new world order of violence that spawned the hallmarks of Twentieth Century conflict - machine guns, tanks, air raids; and gas. The Great War transformed the common soldier into a unit of sacrifice, to be processed and exterminated on an industrial scale. The war machine was born, a machine that ran on men. In the course of four years, it would get through 20 million soldiers of all nationalities. Today on Far Future Horizons we focus our attention on one miraculous day when the war machine faltered. A day when men who were meant to operate as killing machines stopped. A day when they put down their guns, shook hands, exchanged gifts and discovered they had more in common with each other than with their leaders, kings or governments. Enemies became friends, and for a brief time the world was at peace. It was Christmas Day, 1914. farfuturehorizons.blogspot/2014/12/the-christmas-truce-of-1914.html
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:24:31 +0000

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