Recently, I purchased a book called "World War I Album" for the military memorial in our library. This was done at the request of our seniors who wanted to do something to commemorate ten years since the passing of Jimmy Prince. Before giving it to them to wrap and present to Nancy in chapel, I read the entire thing (fortunately much of it was pictures).We definitely overshadow WWI. One of the reasons we chose that book was because Nancy said she has had difficulty even finding much about that war. Google World War II and you get 68 million responses; google World War I and you get 2.5 million. I had heard of trench warfare, but reading about it and seeing pictures of the trenches really strikes home the horror of that kind of fighting. WWI was a crossroads between old methods of fighting--on foot, with horses, hand to hand--and modern air techniques. And of course, gas was used during this conflict.
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We should be doing more to educate our young people about the horrors of war--WWI included. Even more, we should be doing more to cause them to appreciate the many who served, and died, for what they have today. It is a more daunting task, however, than it appears.
2 comments:
Ann, You are right on re your comments on the World Wars. I really like your impressions and comments. With revisionist history of today our young people need teachers like you to expose them to reality.
MLK
Ann, You are right on re your comments on the World Wars. I really like your impressions and comments. With revisionist history of today our young people need teachers like you to expose them to reality.
MLK
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