Gettysburg, 1863
Welcome to the Mincing Machine: Verdun
Hitler’s Grand Gamble: Stalingrad
D-Day: June, 1944
Heading to Hell: Normandy, 1944
LIFE: The World’s Bloodiest Battles
Bloodiest Battles
Welcome to the Mincing Machine: Verdun
Hitler’s Grand Gamble: Stalingrad
D-Day: June, 1944
Heading to Hell: Normandy, 1944
I don’t the caption on the Verdun picture is accurate. The background appears to be a large lake or ocean with a destroyer close in. The helmets look wrong, as well. On first glance, I’d say it’s a picture from World War II, or possibly Korea.
My bad; you’re correct. It should have been labeled:
My paternal grandfather arrived in Normandy a day after D-Day. He was in the signal corps. I just now realized that would be considered telecommunications so its kind of like I’m following in his footsteps. Except without the war part.
The man I consider my maternal grandfather was in the Battle of the Bulge. He also has tinkered with electronics and especially radios and computers, his whole life.
Why did I try to be an artist or a musician? Its like I was destined to do this. Except for the war part.
you can find art and music everywhere you look. why are you closing you eyes.
Verdun was in-fucking-sane
Except Antietum was far worse than Gettysburg, and I’d wager to say most battles in WWI far outweighed any WWII battle in casualties, but I suppose it’s all context.
Otherwise, yes…Verdun=crazy.