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The grave that they dug him had flowers,
Gathered on the hillside in soft summer colors,
And the brown earth bleached white at the edge of his gravestone,
He’s gone.
But eternity knows him, and it knows what we’ve done.
-Don McLean
World War I, the war to end all wars, though of course it didn’t. It was just “The Great War” until humanity decided to do it again and could begin to give them numbers. Lest we ever forget, however, there are men fighting in those trenches, surviving those brutalities ...more
Gathered on the hillside in soft summer colors,
And the brown earth bleached white at the edge of his gravestone,
He’s gone.
But eternity knows him, and it knows what we’ve done.
-Don McLean
World War I, the war to end all wars, though of course it didn’t. It was just “The Great War” until humanity decided to do it again and could begin to give them numbers. Lest we ever forget, however, there are men fighting in those trenches, surviving those brutalities ...more
Its funny, I started this book 10 or 15 years ago, and thought it dreadful, dull, just couldn't get through 20 pages. Now, I read the entire thing in about three days. Occasionally I thought some of the scenes were cliched -- but then I had to remind myself that this book basically invented the anti-war novel, and this story is the reason for the cliches. The author presents the foot soldier's life in a realistic way, never becomes mawkish. I guess I assume its realistic - Author was in the mili
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