The war of 1914 was supposed to be a simple affair, to be over by Christmas. Unfortunately, it proved to be a different, new kind of war. Trench warfare was perfected as both sides tore open the fields of Flanders and France with an ever growing arsenal of destruction. Poisonous gasses and flamethrowers were introduced to tip the balance. In West Flanders, a truck still makes daily runs to collect unexploded ammo: 250,000 kilos a year. For some, this violence proved to be too much and they went crazy with fear: shellshock. Soldiers who lost their nerve were shot. To this day, grandchildren are trying to rehabilitate their grandfathers’ names.
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