World War I - Legacy

Legacy

..."Strange, friend," I said, "Here is no cause to mourn."

"None," said the other, "Save the undone years"...

— Wilfred Owen, Strange Meeting, 1918

The first tentative efforts to comprehend the meaning and consequences of modern warfare began during the initial phases of the war, and this process continued throughout and after the end of hostilities.

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