World War 1 Quotes

“The First World War, known at the time as “The Great War”, was a four-year conflict that spanned the globe––involving thirty-two countries in total. It was an unforeseen war that resulted from a series of calamities that broke the delicate arrangement of European powers, and ended with the loss of over eleven million military personnel and seven million civilians.”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

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― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“countries”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“Italy was restless.”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“World War, known at the time as “The Great War”, was a four-year conflict that spanned the globe––involving thirty-two countries in total. It was an unforeseen war that resulted from a series of calamities that broke the delicate arrangement of European powers, and ended with the loss of over eleven million military personnel and seven million civilians. What had started as a diplomatic feud brought on by the assassination of a monarch erupted into a conflict that engulfed the world and changed the map of Europe - forever. The war brought about revolution; it ended empires, dissolved monarchies and led to the development of war machines that play a crucial role in the modern conflicts of today. It was thought at the time that the war wouldn’t last more than a few months, and that victory would be won easily and without much cost. However as the months turned into years and the war spread like hell-fire, it scorched Europe and surrounding continents. Entire cities were leveled, genocides were committed and exploited for strategic advantage, and all sides were hit with immense losses. The war quickly became one of attrition, with mass slaughter the strategy and marginal gains the result. It was a new war being fought with old tactics, an industrialized grinding machine that ended the lives of so many.”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“personnel and seven million civilians. What had”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“By 1917, both sides appeared less committed to gaining the tactical advantage than they were to the mass slaughter of the other sides’ forces. The Central Powers were hemmed in between three fronts.”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“Despite this, the Royal Flying Corps was refused the use of parachutes; it was reasoned that pilots would be more likely to bail out and let their aircraft fall into the hands of the Germans if they had parachutes.”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“congealed”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“mobilization”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“protection”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“antagonist”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“slaughter”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End

“inevitable,”
― Henry Freeman, World War 1: A History From Beginning to End