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Did anyone watch this interesting and moving programme last night?
If you did, did you also found it spoiled by the presenters continuous digs at the British and also the French?
This programme indeed showed the sacrifices and heroics of our colonial forces, but it seemed that it was according to the black presenter the 'British masters' who were forcing these troops into battle.
In a world war all are involved, no matter what country one comes from, and the peoples from these countries are fighting a common foe.
Did anyone watch this interesting and moving programme last night?
If you did, did you also found it spoiled by the presenters continuous digs at the British and also the French?
This programme indeed showed the sacrifices and heroics of our colonial forces, but it seemed that it was according to the black presenter the 'British masters' who were forcing these troops into battle.
In a world war all are involved, no matter what country one comes from, and the peoples from these countries are fighting a common foe.
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I watched it and found it fascinating and very informative.
Whilst having an inkling of colonial involvment with foreign troops during WW 1 I had absolutely no idea as to the scale.
As for France, again I was ignorant of the facts that they used so many colonial troops, who's circumstances of 'recruitment' were, as the programme pointed out in a lot of cases young men procured by slavery, nothing less.
Their involvement in re-taking Fort Douamont near Verdun must have been one of the greatest successes by any troops in the Great War.
Apparently there is a part 2 to the programme, so stay tuned AOG.
Whilst having an inkling of colonial involvment with foreign troops during WW 1 I had absolutely no idea as to the scale.
As for France, again I was ignorant of the facts that they used so many colonial troops, who's circumstances of 'recruitment' were, as the programme pointed out in a lot of cases young men procured by slavery, nothing less.
Their involvement in re-taking Fort Douamont near Verdun must have been one of the greatest successes by any troops in the Great War.
Apparently there is a part 2 to the programme, so stay tuned AOG.
I have just watched the programme and it was better than I had anticipated.
The guy (David Olusoga) was good looking and had a nice voice ~ shallow, I know, but I am shallow.
I didn't know that non-europeans had fought in WW1 and I was amazed at the numbers of them. The old colour photographs shown were a bit unsettling as they looked as if they were recent photos, the old black and white pictures of the war make it seem so very long ago.
I have to admit that I have a very short concentration span and was unable to watch the entire video - I may go back and finish it later. I do feel that the information could have been condensed and all the sweeping shots of the landscape could have been removed.
I will have to discuss this with my walking history book of a brother when he returns from his holiday in ? (he told me where he was going and I have forgotten where it was).
W☺lf
The guy (David Olusoga) was good looking and had a nice voice ~ shallow, I know, but I am shallow.
I didn't know that non-europeans had fought in WW1 and I was amazed at the numbers of them. The old colour photographs shown were a bit unsettling as they looked as if they were recent photos, the old black and white pictures of the war make it seem so very long ago.
I have to admit that I have a very short concentration span and was unable to watch the entire video - I may go back and finish it later. I do feel that the information could have been condensed and all the sweeping shots of the landscape could have been removed.
I will have to discuss this with my walking history book of a brother when he returns from his holiday in ? (he told me where he was going and I have forgotten where it was).
W☺lf
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