School-leavers unfortunately will come away thinking the First World War consisted simply of 'going over the top' on the Western Front to slaughter in no-man's-land, when the conflict extended so much further, to the collapse of four empires and numerous civil wars.
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"School-leavers unfortunately will come away thinking the First World War consisted simply of 'going over the top' on the Western Front to slaughter in no-man's-land, when the conflict extended so much further, to the collapse of four empires and numerous civil wars." — Antony Beevor #warpeace
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School-leavers unfortunately will come away thinking the First World War consisted simply of 'going over the top' on the Western Front to slaughter in no-man's-land, when the conflict extended so much further, to the collapse of four empires and numerous civil wars. — Antony Beevor
About Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor was a Historian from United Kingdom (1946–present).
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This quote is attributed to Antony Beevor, a Historian from United Kingdom.
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Antony Beevor lived from 1946 – present.
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