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Four minutes ago, 100 years ago, the whistles blew and the soldiers of the British and French went over the top...

and hundred of thousands ended slaughtered within minutes....human stupidity as its maximum...

PhilThib wrote:and hundred of thousands ended slaughtered within minutes....human stupidity as its maximum...

And the governor of the Bank of England talks of the UK's "post traumatic stress" - after a vote. Snowflake.

Thank you Phil and Phil for making these historical games - I play them not to glory in war - but to understand - and the "butcher's bill" at the end of each battle is always a reminder to me of how many young lives have been ended prematurely in wars from time immemorial.
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There is a part of Robert Graves autobiographical book "Goodbye To All That" in which an officer leads his men over the top, he looks back half a minute later and sees only his sergeant - "Where are the men sergeant, are they all cowards?" "No Sir, they are all dead."

I am playing this for the first time Pbem and am myself traumatized. I have mostly played Rise of Prussia and other such civilized games.
We are in late September '14 and I think my French troops have taken casualties to equal everyone who died in the Seven Years war in 6 weeks or so of 1914.

after all, WWI was called war to end all wars for a reason. And personaly i never undertanded courage of so many man to do pointess charges from 1915 onwards, i should rebel way earlier than in 1917 or 18.
Die for my country ? ok. Die pointlesly ? hell, no.