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“Historian Neil Ferguson in his book, The Pity of War, describes the remembrances of a couple of soldiers who were probably representative of a whole lot of these soldiers.”

“Peter Hart's wonderful book The Great War discusses the extreme experiences of soldiers during combat, highlighting the moral choices they face under pressure.”

“Author Donovan Webster wrote a whole book on the state of those battlefields and earlier wars today, focusing on the pollution and dangers left behind.”

“The excerpt mentions Tolkien's experience in the First World War and how it influenced his writing of 'The Lord of the Rings'.”

“Eugene Rogan says in his book that there's this audible gasp as they hear the plans that France and Britain and that Russia have, you know, for the future of the Ottomans.”

“The most famous is known as the Sykes-Pico agreement, but there are others that cataloged the Great Powers plan for ripping apart the Ottoman Empire.”

“Marx is often credited with being the originator of modern communism or Marxism, but I think that's probably giving him a little too much credit.”

“Some people straight up enjoyed the experience. Ernst Jünger has a piece in his book where he does something that I think many people throughout history have done when they're at giant historical events.”

“Hitler writes about the end of the war and the feelings of betrayal and loss experienced by German soldiers, reflecting on the sacrifices made during the conflict.”

“Adam Hochschild in his book relates a story from the time of the last German offensive, illustrating the emotional toll of war on families.”

“The bitterness that experiences like this generate, and they do so in an entire generation after this war.”

“I'm reminded of a quote by the writer Aldous Huxley about how ideas end up influencing people.”

“Armageddon is exactly what historian Peter Hart called this period of the war.”