http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwitech/

Good find.

With the **** hitting the fan in Ukraine, makes you wonder if history's not about to repeat itself.

WWI was a war nobody wanted, but nobody seemed to be able to stop.

(05-13-2014 05:23 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwitech/

The brutality and toll of WW 1 is so underestimated

(05-13-2014 05:23 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwitech/

Damn hotel wifi thinks it's a porn site and won't let me in.

That was really interesting. Thanks Mach.

Cool stuff. The beginnings of of mechanized warfare led to some outlandish contraptions. WW1 was another example of military tactics lagging behind the inventions of man - led to the slaughter of untold men needlessly.

Did you guys notice it had three parts in a set of 10? Every Sunday they are going to update it. The tanks in Part 3 were gigantic. The trench digger was cool too. How about that rail gun????

Quote:WWI was a war nobody wanted, but nobody seemed to be able to stop.

Quote:The brutality and toll of WW 1 is so underestimated

Both true, and it (WWI) was the proximate reason why the 1917-1991 era turned out to be the Golden Age of totalitarianism. Obviously, we are still reaping that harvest even today.

More specifically, I think we will reach a point (not there yet) at which historians view the 1914-'45 era as a unified age of mass-slaughter, bookended by the two world wars.

Good find Mach.

Most of this validates what I remember a World History Prof said about WW1. It marked the true beginning of technological warfare beyond the horse and sword.

It really is good that most of WW1 is undocumented with film. It was too ghastly for most people to grasp in its horrors.

http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/

The link to all the parts. New one released every Sunday.