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Great War
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They used to call it the 'Great War'. But I'll be damned if I could tell you what was so 'great' about it. They also called it 'the war to end all wars'...'cause they figured it was so big and awful that the world'd just have to come to its senses and make damn sure we never fought another one ever again.
That woulda been a helluva nice story.
But the truth's got an ugly way of killin' nice stories.
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― The Harlem Hellfighters
― The Harlem Hellfighters
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During the conflict that was placed before them, they not only gained the gratitude of many in their own generation but they proved, for the first time on a global scale, the enormous value of a woman’s contribution, paving the way for future generations of women to do the same.
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― Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
― Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics
Before Skyward Sword, there was a war. The Great War. The war in which Hylia was present on the …more
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Reading our way through the various novels, adaptions and non-fiction books about World War One.…more
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A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War…more
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