And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
A British Mark V tank of 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps in action during the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918
If you haven't seen it yet, keep an eye out for the documentary, "They shall not grow old", which is comprised of superbly restored & improved historical footage from WWI, modernized using computers. It is dubbed with actual voices of WWI veterans recalling their experiences, as taped back in the 1970's for posterity. We saw it here at a theater when it was first released, now I see that it's on HBO. It is a very moving film, beautifully done, and it makes one appreciate the true horrors of WWI trench warfare.
If you haven't seen it yet, keep an eye out for the documentary, "They shall not grow old", which is comprised of superbly restored & improved historical footage from WWI, modernized using computers. It is dubbed with actual voices of WWI veterans recalling their experiences, as taped back in the 1970's for posterity. We saw it here at a theater when it was first released, now I see that it's on HBO. It is a very moving film, beautifully done, and it makes one appreciate the true horrors of WWI trench warfare.
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