The Battle of the Somme through the eyes of its most famous combatants
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How much of Tolkien's work was influenced by his war experiences?
Did Adolf lose a bollock in the trenches?
Other questions of relevance.
( , Tue 7 May 2024, 16:50, Share, Reply)
How much of Tolkien's work was influenced by his war experiences?
Did Adolf lose a bollock in the trenches?
Other questions of relevance.
( , Tue 7 May 2024, 16:50, Share, Reply)
tolkien always denied it, but there are so many obvious parallels as an allegory
my grandad fought in a few of the big stunts along the somme in the royal scots. An army of orcs would still be hard pressed to match the carnage. he'd wake the house screaming decades later, reliving in nightmares things he'd witnessed
Always enjoy your vids. there's food for thought and bits I didn't know in them even for history buffs like myself
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 0:58, Share, Reply)
my grandad fought in a few of the big stunts along the somme in the royal scots. An army of orcs would still be hard pressed to match the carnage. he'd wake the house screaming decades later, reliving in nightmares things he'd witnessed
Always enjoy your vids. there's food for thought and bits I didn't know in them even for history buffs like myself
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 0:58, Share, Reply)
my grandad was at Ypres
He refused to talk about it to anyone, wife included. Not one word all his life
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 2:17, Share, Reply)
He refused to talk about it to anyone, wife included. Not one word all his life
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 2:17, Share, Reply)
How old do you have to be to have a grandfather in WWI? Fucking hell. I SAID HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO HAVE A GRANDFATHER IN WWI?
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 6:52, Share, Reply)
the last surviving widow of an American civil war (1861-1865) soldier died 4 years ago
forget about grandchildren
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 9:36, Share, Reply)
forget about grandchildren
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 9:36, Share, Reply)
Just S and L, A is but a number as long as you're morbidly obese and black.
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 18:37, Share, Reply)
Not outrageously old.
I’m not 50 and one of my grandfathers was born in 1907 🤷♂️
I have a friend of a similar age whose dad was born in the 1920s….
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 23:40, Share, Reply)
I’m not 50 and one of my grandfathers was born in 1907 🤷♂️
I have a friend of a similar age whose dad was born in the 1920s….
( , Wed 8 May 2024, 23:40, Share, Reply)