tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post7564911402474986331..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Guns of AugustStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-48531692012061987462009-05-16T02:10:00.000-05:002009-05-16T02:10:00.000-05:00Happy to help [grin]. No one can know everything a...Happy to help [grin]. No one can know everything after all. The areas of knowledge I know nothing about honestly stagger me.<br /><br />BTW - I've got a book in the pile yet to read which proposes that the *first* World War was actually that one fought against Napoleon.... [grin].CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-34049625596929773932009-05-15T22:08:00.000-05:002009-05-15T22:08:00.000-05:00I must confess to ignorance on these points. It ap...I must confess to ignorance on these points. It appears my own studies have been limited -- thanks for the correct. :) I should broaden my reading on this subject when I'm able.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-31144047945172319272009-05-15T17:49:00.000-05:002009-05-15T17:49:00.000-05:00Here's a little bit more:
http://en.wikipedia.org...Here's a little bit more:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_theatre_of_World_War_I<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_and_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_I<br /><br />Whilst not exactly on the same scale as WW2 the First World War was fought way beyond Europe.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-42911935145336157452009-05-15T00:39:00.000-05:002009-05-15T00:39:00.000-05:00SC said: It also seems a bit inaccurate to me, as ...SC said: It also seems a bit inaccurate to me, as the war was only fought (as far as I know) in Europe and the areas surrounding the Mediterranean. Regardless of that sea's name, though, I don't think the war qualifies as a "world" war. <br /><br />There were major clashes in the Middle East (Lawrence of Arabia & all that) and in East Africa too. Also naval engagements at least throughout the Pacific ocean. In those days the British Empire spanned the world and soldiers from every corner fought in France. These are just a few reasons for calling it a World War.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com