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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 11:31:50 AM

Title: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 11:31:50 AM: I have recently been playing this WW1 game and watched Lawrence of arabia again and I have grown interested in learning about the great war. It's so strange to think about all the secret alliances that basically started the domino effect on the 20th century. If WW1 never happened WW2 would have either not happened or no where near the same. We still have have a Russian Tzar and who knows how the Ottoman empire would have dealt with the middle east.

Anyway, can anyone recommend any good documentaries or books(besides All Quiet...) about the war?
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 11:47:36 AM: Oh I forgot to post the game.

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Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 02, 2008, 12:09:41 PM: There was a really amazing 10 hour Canadian doc that ran here last year.

I'll see if I can find info for it.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 12:15:08 PM: The canucks provided some good support to the allies if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 02, 2008, 12:21:19 PM: I think this might be it

http://www.amazon.com/First-World-War-Complete/dp/B0009S2K9C

I thought it was Canadian but guess it's BBC.

This looks good and long too though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_War_(documentary)
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 12:22:07 PM: Im more into the napoleonic era stuff.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 02, 2008, 12:26:24 PM: Only the Russian side of it
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:36:06 PM: WW1 was absolutely not kick ass. Some of the most grotesque weaponry ever used, tactics outpaced by technology, and the reason behind it all so very stupid.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:44:18 PM: Thats what I mean tho, tactics outpaced by technology- they didnt have the proper tactics to use the new stuff without massive loss of life on either side. Modern Warfare tactics didnt really take off until WWII.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 02:47:42 PM: Angry face, it was the other way around. Technology such as the machine gun and barb wire out paced tactics. That's why the trench warfare emerged. Trenches are a defensive tactic early on, it was unclear how to effectively advance.

WW1 has over 10% of soldiers die.
WW2 had less than 5%.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:49:23 PM: argh I said that! tactics were outpaced BY BY BY BY technology. fuck this thread no one can read
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 02:49:57 PM: My bad good sir.
Title: Re: Any World War 1 (The big war) history buffs out there?
Post by: Beardo on November 02, 2008, 02:51:04 PM: The reason WW2 wasnt as bad as WW1 was the increased mobility of infantry. Tanks and other mechanized units also added to this.