The final song there is a poem wrote by a Canadian Medic towards the end of WW1 after witnessing the death of his best friend. He was convinced to send it home to be published in the papers by his other friends after he tossed it away. Sadly the writer didn’t survive the war, but his poem “In Flanders Fields” remains the most iconic poem of WW1. To this day every Remembrance Day in Britain (the 11th of November) said poem is recited at a hundred masses/memorials across the country. Not only that, the poppies that grew in said field - the only plant to survive the destruction and chaos that was no mans land - have also become a symbol of remembrance which many wear on the closing to Remembrance Day (others wear them all year round). Tho Remembrance Day in Britain changed to include all wars not just WW1, it ie a National day of remembrance for all Fallen Soldiers who have gave their lives for our country - be they foreign or of this nation.
In Canada a similar event is held on the same day. Most people will wear a poppy all day some will even wear it a week or two before and after. Its mostly the same thing with lots of memorials and such. Most schools will have a ceremony as well. The main event of remembrance day in Canada is at 11am most businesses, schools, etc. will announce a 2 minute silence period where people are expected to pause whatever they are doing and sit in silence to pay respects to our veterans. "In Flanders Fields" is sung almost religiously over here on remembrance day with many places playing/reciting it or other similar songs/poems during the 2 minutes of silence.
@@benbalsdon1562 The 11th of November here in Belgium is one of our national holidays. Just had to cross the market to go and pick up some business stuff and there's a statue on it with the message "to all the fallen of WW1 from (my town)" with their names on it.
@tGJ no fuck that, if you cried it meant you cared for the senseless destruction and loss of life because few old men couldn't come to an agreement, you aren't a bitch, wear that with honor.
One thing a lot of people fail to realise given WWI's reputation as a long grinding war is just how FAST things happen in the start. They went from peace to multiple armies engaging EVERYWHERE in under a week. WWII despite starting with surprise was heaps slower at the start. Once things settled into the grind fest progress was slow. There are a ton of misconceptions about WWI.
The scars of World War I remain on the landscape to this day over 100 years later. The conflicts in the Middle East that we're dealing with today are the still lingering consequences of the collapse and break up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I.
My great-grandfather was born in 1900 and was drafted into the Austria-Hungarian forces in 1917 and my grandfather was born in 1926 and was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1943. Both served on the Eastern front. It's crazy to think about, but 1 stray bullet and I wouldn't be here.
Can you even imagine Portales in that final moment? The helplessness, the shame, in witnessing the greatest tragedy in history, a series of miscommunications and bad faith actors causing a pointless war over all of Europe that will span decades (going by the "armistice for twenty years" definition Bismarck so presciently coined,) a sacrificing of millions and millions of lives, all for... what? For arrogance, paranoia, and ignorance. For keeping a show of power that _everyone_ involved will have shattered, their institutions destroyed, their families ended. I don't even know I'd be able to stand, let alone pack.
Both have an unbelievable lack of general history knowledge, but at least SHE seems to have a little interest in those history lessons in the video. HIS last comments at the end of all of those three episodes, on the other hand, are highlighting his complete lack of interest in the whole subject and his lack of interest in those Extra Credits episodes. He talked, as if he was a little boy who was given the task by a teacher to read a book, what he didn't do...and at the end the teacher asked him about the content of the book and then he tried to make up some ramdom stuff that has nothing to do with the book.
I cannot recommend enough, "Little Rover" by the Stupendium! He has plenty of other music based on games, but this song is about the Mars rover, Opportunity.
Serbia agreed upon 9/10 requests. And for last one we offered them to be solved on Congress. For those who do not understand, Serbian empire fell to almost 500 years of harsh slavery under Ottomans. And when Serbs finally liberated a part of their former territory, and finally got back a piece of land they can call home and a Serbian kingdom, 50 times bigger Austro-Hungarian empire comes to enslave us again.
The red zone in France is a forbidden area some hundred kilometers square. There is still mine sweeper/clearer teams at full time. Last estimation is that it will be liveable in one hundred years.
It is sad the amount of dead in any war but I want to point out that without the two World War's we would not have democracy in so many countries as we do now. This of course does not diminish the suffering of all men, women and children in the war. It's sad that all changes to any country (or even a continent) must happen though some kind of fighting and loss of life.
The final song there is a poem wrote by a Canadian Medic towards the end of WW1 after witnessing the death of his best friend. He was convinced to send it home to be published in the papers by his other friends after he tossed it away. Sadly the writer didn’t survive the war, but his poem “In Flanders Fields” remains the most iconic poem of WW1.
To this day every Remembrance Day in Britain (the 11th of November) said poem is recited at a hundred masses/memorials across the country. Not only that, the poppies that grew in said field - the only plant to survive the destruction and chaos that was no mans land - have also become a symbol of remembrance which many wear on the closing to Remembrance Day (others wear them all year round). Tho Remembrance Day in Britain changed to include all wars not just WW1, it ie a National day of remembrance for all Fallen Soldiers who have gave their lives for our country - be they foreign or of this nation.
The writer’s name was Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He died in France on January 28, 1918 at the age of 45.
In Canada a similar event is held on the same day. Most people will wear a poppy all day some will even wear it a week or two before and after. Its mostly the same thing with lots of memorials and such. Most schools will have a ceremony as well. The main event of remembrance day in Canada is at 11am most businesses, schools, etc. will announce a 2 minute silence period where people are expected to pause whatever they are doing and sit in silence to pay respects to our veterans. "In Flanders Fields" is sung almost religiously over here on remembrance day with many places playing/reciting it or other similar songs/poems during the 2 minutes of silence.
@@benbalsdon1562
The 11th of November here in Belgium is one of our national holidays.
Just had to cross the market to go and pick up some business stuff and there's a statue on it with the message "to all the fallen of WW1 from (my town)" with their names on it.
@@fallingcrane1986 sad to know he died in the last year of the war.
No matter how many times I watch through the end of the episode, I always end up in tears 😭.
Same. It's their best work in my opinion.
I cried like a bitch.
Everyone did.
@@MalekitGJ You're damn right we did
@tGJ no fuck that, if you cried it meant you cared for the senseless destruction and loss of life because few old men couldn't come to an agreement, you aren't a bitch, wear that with honor.
One thing a lot of people fail to realise given WWI's reputation as a long grinding war is just how FAST things happen in the start.
They went from peace to multiple armies engaging EVERYWHERE in under a week. WWII despite starting with surprise was heaps slower at the start. Once things settled into the grind fest progress was slow.
There are a ton of misconceptions about WWI.
The French suffered what.. 220,000 dead in under 3 weeks in the Battle of the Frontiers?
The scars of World War I remain on the landscape to this day over 100 years later. The conflicts in the Middle East that we're dealing with today are the still lingering consequences of the collapse and break up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I.
The war of the world. 1914 - present
The phrase " The seminal catastrophy has begun" always sends shivers down my spine and make me tear up.
My great-grandfather was born in 1900 and was drafted into the Austria-Hungarian forces in 1917 and my grandfather was born in 1926 and was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1943. Both served on the Eastern front. It's crazy to think about, but 1 stray bullet and I wouldn't be here.
Can you even imagine Portales in that final moment? The helplessness, the shame, in witnessing the greatest tragedy in history, a series of miscommunications and bad faith actors causing a pointless war over all of Europe that will span decades (going by the "armistice for twenty years" definition Bismarck so presciently coined,) a sacrificing of millions and millions of lives, all for... what? For arrogance, paranoia, and ignorance. For keeping a show of power that _everyone_ involved will have shattered, their institutions destroyed, their families ended.
I don't even know I'd be able to stand, let alone pack.
Looks like it's time for WW1 by Epic History TV. World War 1 is one of the most important events in world history.
more important then world war 2
@@Asterion_Mol0c indeed
@@iz9073 yes
I could see her almost tear up during the song at the end :)
you re ready for WW1 series on Epic History TV now :)
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Brave men all fighting for the same thing over terrible coincidencese, and neither side really won in the end
Both have an unbelievable lack of general history knowledge, but at least SHE seems to have a little interest in those history lessons in the video.
HIS last comments at the end of all of those three episodes, on the other hand, are highlighting his complete lack of interest in the whole subject and his lack of interest in those Extra Credits episodes. He talked, as if he was a little boy who was given the task by a teacher to read a book, what he didn't do...and at the end the teacher asked him about the content of the book and then he tried to make up some ramdom stuff that has nothing to do with the book.
I cannot recommend enough, "Little Rover" by the Stupendium! He has plenty of other music based on games, but this song is about the Mars rover, Opportunity.
Fuck yeah, we need more Stupendium reactions
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Is marshal series on the way?
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Serbia agreed upon 9/10 requests. And for last one we offered them to be solved on Congress.
For those who do not understand, Serbian empire fell to almost 500 years of harsh slavery under Ottomans. And when Serbs finally liberated a part of their former territory, and finally got back a piece of land they can call home and a Serbian kingdom, 50 times bigger Austro-Hungarian empire comes to enslave us again.
just curious, is it safe to take a shit out in the middle of Europe, or are there like mines and shit scattered around the place?
The red zone in France is a forbidden area some hundred kilometers square. There is still mine sweeper/clearer teams at full time. Last estimation is that it will be liveable in one hundred years.
You should react to the FINAL FANTASY XIV trailers.
unmitigated idiocy.
Can you react to Battlefield 1 trailer?
It's so amazing
It is sad the amount of dead in any war but I want to point out that without the two World War's we would not have democracy in so many countries as we do now.
This of course does not diminish the suffering of all men, women and children in the war. It's sad that all changes to any country (or even a continent) must happen though some kind of fighting and loss of life.
Yeah both World Wars made significant impact on moral progress. Colonialism, racism and discrimination were discredited.