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Fantastic thanks, I loved watching that. I know it's war and you wouldn't really want to be there, but the simplicity of life then with sod all motorised transport around, no social media and when people didn't have their time stolen from them by advertising and technology is very attractive. Oh to live in a time when you didn't know that we had already effectively killed the planet!
One pedantic point; the explosion on the far ridge at c4:00 must be at least half a mile away and thus the sound ought to have been at least two seconds after the puff of the explosion, yet it was instant.
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Superb WW1 film restoration on 20:27 - Nov 20 by NthQldITFC
Fantastic thanks, I loved watching that. I know it's war and you wouldn't really want to be there, but the simplicity of life then with sod all motorised transport around, no social media and when people didn't have their time stolen from them by advertising and technology is very attractive. Oh to live in a time when you didn't know that we had already effectively killed the planet!
One pedantic point; the explosion on the far ridge at c4:00 must be at least half a mile away and thus the sound ought to have been at least two seconds after the puff of the explosion, yet it was instant.
With few radio waves etc in the way, sound could travel much faster, as did humans if you watch footage from around that time.
It is the reason WW1 took two years less than WW2.
And would these chaps have been in such a hurry had they known what lay ahead
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Superb WW1 film restoration on 21:28 - Nov 20 with 1353 views
Superb WW1 film restoration on 20:27 - Nov 20 by NthQldITFC
Fantastic thanks, I loved watching that. I know it's war and you wouldn't really want to be there, but the simplicity of life then with sod all motorised transport around, no social media and when people didn't have their time stolen from them by advertising and technology is very attractive. Oh to live in a time when you didn't know that we had already effectively killed the planet!
One pedantic point; the explosion on the far ridge at c4:00 must be at least half a mile away and thus the sound ought to have been at least two seconds after the puff of the explosion, yet it was instant.
That mistimed sound effect ruined the whole thing for me.
Fascinating. Thank you for posting this. I didn’t think I’d find it particularly interesting but it is in that it turns grainy black and white images into people.
World War One is such a difficult conflict to understand because of the sheer scale of it. As the years have gone on I have become more and more interested in it not least because of the amount of material available. There is plenty of myth and misinformation about it. There are almost limitless stories of creativeness, bravery and sheer horror and suffering.
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Superb WW1 film restoration on 08:56 - Nov 21 with 1068 views
They are American troops, right at the end of the War, during the final advance across a region which hadn't been that heavily fought over in the preceding years, hence the (relative) lack of destruction, old trench lines, barbed wire, etc. Interesting mixture of British-style and French equipment and artillery/machineguns.
Superb WW1 film restoration on 11:40 - Nov 21 by Guthrum
They are American troops, right at the end of the War, during the final advance across a region which hadn't been that heavily fought over in the preceding years, hence the (relative) lack of destruction, old trench lines, barbed wire, etc. Interesting mixture of British-style and French equipment and artillery/machineguns.
I believe it is the Meuse Argonne battle - Sept 1918.
Not an all together accurate clip - the aim was specifically to take the German railway hub at Sedan, thus stopping resupply, quick movement of troops etc
Pershing's failure to integrate US troops with the other allies who had been 'at it' for over 4 years, saw thousands of raw US troops needlessly killed. Pershing was of his age they say. Yes, the US civil war. Getting troops to attack in waves across open land caused the death of so many. And not informing his officers of the imminent cease fire (11am) led to the deaths of US troops on the morning of 11th November 1918
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