Thats interesting for us to understand why those myths fit and the reality of the experience. I want to start first by talking about how this connects to the first world overall. It is not just america that has this these myths but in the sense of how we understand the First World War to begin with and we think of the general narratives that we attach to it. One of the most common narratives was world war oi was as senseless slaughter. We get those images a lot, those are the images that i have up here for you. The idea that it is men sent to their deaths. I got two examples. One is all quiet on the western front. You are going to like this image. This is the cover for the first english edition of the novel. You will recognize it. Last class with the german war bond poster and that soldier was meant to represent germanys last hope. The one hes willing to sacrifice for his country and now it becomes sort of recycled as a different image and now it is an image of a man whos sacrificing f
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You can find it here, in aruba. Families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news america. Katty this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am katty kay. The ceasefire in syria is holding. We are in aleppo where a central food and medical supplies are allowed in. The push to free iraq from socalled Islamic State. Local forces are gaining back territory, but mosul is still a real prize. His characters have delighted children from around the world. s0 years after roald dahl birth, his stories live on. Children tell us their favorite. Charlie and the chocolate factory. Buddy like that one so much . I like chocolate. Katty welcome to world news america. The ceasefire in syria which came into force yesterday appears to be ho
Many myths and misconceptions attached to the war that it is really interesting for us to first understand why those myths exist and then unpack and see the reality of the experience. I wanted to start first by sort of talking about how this connects to the First World War all. Not as america but also the sense of how we entered the First World War to begin with. We think of the general narrative we have attached to it. One of the most common narratives is that world war i was a senseless slaughter. We have already talked about why this war even occurred, but once it is underway, there is this imagef predominant , those are the images i have up there for you. The idea that this was men sent needlessly to their death. I have two examples, all quiet on the western front. You are going to like this image. This is the cover for the first english edition of the novel. You will recognize that image from something we discussed last class. Last class was a german war bonds poster, and that sol
20 minutes. Dr. Keene all right, so today we are going to talk about america during the First World War. I called this lecture americans at war, the myth busters addition. I did that kind of intentionally because we think about understanding the First World War in general, there are so many myths and misconceptions attached to the war that it is really interesting for us to first understand why those myths exist and then unpack and see the reality of the experience. I wanted to start first by sort of talking about how this connects to the First World War all. Not as america but also the sense of how we entered the First World War to begin with. We think of the general narrative we have attached to it. One of the most common narratives is that world war i was a senseless slaughter. We have already talked about why this war even occurred, but once it is underway, there is this sort of predominant image , those are the images i have up there for you. The idea that this was men sent needle