Did anyone watch "The Last Day of World War I"...

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On the History Channel, last night?

This has to be one of the most fucked-up war time events I've ever heard of.


Synopsis from HC website...

"At 11 a.m., November 11, 1918, World War One ended. Victory had been assured and final territory already agreed upon. So why did more soldiers die that day than on D-Day? Based on Joseph Persico's book 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, we reveal how Allied leaders found outrageous excuses to send 13,000 men to their deaths against a defeated enemy. Some leaders desired promotion, others craved retribution, while one commander chose to capture a town that day solely to bathe! Despite the human toll, nothing was gained--territories taken that day were eventually returned to Germany. The senseless 11th-hour slaughter captures the whole WWI in a microcosm--pointless carnage for no positive purpose".

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. No I missed it...

will it be on again this weekend? I'd like to see it, it's this kind of history that you don't learn in the classroom

[JohnKleeb]

2. rats I missed it, thats a tragedy though that said

Reminds me a lot of the end of all quiet on the western front, the death of Paul Baumer.

[hughee99]

3. I watched it last night...

I thought it was very well done!

[Art_from_Ark]

4. "pointless carnage for no positive purpose"

Sounds like another war I know of

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5. Criticize if you will...

but the comparison doesn't even come close.