World war 1
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I'm looking to learn more about WW1. I found a rare book on a battalion a family member was in and ordered it. However, do you have any recommendations for books on overall history? Any fun facts?
Just a general WW1 thread
>>28290859
What sorta shit?
The only fun fact i know is that Germany went undefeated in East Africa with gorilla warfare.
>>28290879
Just anything you wanna post. I know or think I know the big things. Very much ignorant of anything else
>>28290879
>The only fun fact i know is that Germany went undefeated in East Africa with gorilla warfare.
>gorilla warfare
>gorilla
>>28290859
Haunt flea markets and estate sales for old magazines. I have a 1918 National Geographic that details the advances in aeroplane engine power since the start of the Great Wah.
>>28290947
I have a huge used book store in town. So large there is no order to it beside genre. I'll have to go in there and look for some stuff. I did find a good WW1 aviation history book, though small. I forget where it is, I remember quite a bit from it though not sure how accurate it was.
>>28290859
>Any fun facts?
There were cooperative breaks in the fighting to kill off packs of wolves that were causing issues to both sides sometimes.
>>28290915
to be fair, they were using black people
heia safari, askari!
WWI melee weapons were fucking brutal. The FS fighting knife was a downgrade
>>28290915
Well it was mostly local contingents in the German force.
Not a book, but check out The Great War on youtube. The channel goes through the war week by week with new vids up every Thursday.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar
>>28291030
And both sides sang Christmas carols together.
It must have been a jolly old time!
....there aren't many wolves in Europe anymore, right?
>>28290879
And they proceeded to get rekt by guerilla warfare in WW2
>>28291159
In Africa?
>>28290859
Dan Carlin's hardcore history
>>28290859
What Book is it?
Most of what I collect is WW1. Here is my Great-Grandfather's uniform.
>>28291141
I know they're still wolves in France, and we're still debating about Killing them or not
Guns of August is a must read. But beware, it's highly descriptive, almost tediously so, but the writing and pacing are good.
