Comments on: My Grandfather’s War: July 1, 1916 http://www.moorethink.com/2009/07/01/my-grandfathers-war-july-1-1916/ Less Confusion Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mark Hiscock http://www.moorethink.com/2009/07/01/my-grandfathers-war-july-1-1916/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Mark Hiscock Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:08:36 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=372#comment-674 Hey Jim this was a great read, I often wish I got to meet Great Gandpa. Little did I know when I met my fiancee that her great uncle had faught along side pop at Beaumont Hamel. He was one of the many that did not answer role call the next morning. They just placed a replica of the plaque of names of those who lost their lives at Bowering park here in St. John's. Long may your big jib draw. Mark. Hey Jim this was a great read, I often wish I got to meet Great Gandpa. Little did I know when I met my fiancee that her great uncle had faught along side pop at Beaumont Hamel. He was one of the many that did not answer role call the next morning. They just placed a replica of the plaque of names of those who lost their lives at Bowering park here in St. John’s.
Long may your big jib draw.
Mark.

]]> By: Jack Holt http://www.moorethink.com/2009/07/01/my-grandfathers-war-july-1-1916/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Jack Holt Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:48:33 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=372#comment-659 Looking at the absurdity of trench warfare, then thinking back to the more-absurd set-piece, close order battles of the 1600-1800s, makes you wonder how ridiculous 21st century combat will appear to our current tactics. Great piece, Mr. Moore. Looking at the absurdity of trench warfare, then thinking back to the more-absurd set-piece, close order battles of the 1600-1800s, makes you wonder how ridiculous 21st century combat will appear to our current tactics.

Great piece, Mr. Moore.

]]> By: Matt Osborne http://www.moorethink.com/2009/07/01/my-grandfathers-war-july-1-1916/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Matt Osborne Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:52:10 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=372#comment-658 The trenches were dug because repeating artillery had made massed infantry formations deadly. The machine gun made defense the order of the day. Contrary to popular wisdom, the war produced the highest casualty figures of general staff any European army had ever seen; the disconnect between the front lines and the general headquarters was simply a product of the immense size of the theatre of war -- larger than any battlespace in history. The need for telephone and communications lines to come together at a central command mandated a distance between headquarters and the line. Meanwhile, a culture of military élan and bravado had stultified doctrinal thinking while the technology of murder had raced ahead. It was a recipe for human disaster, and it is amazing anyone lived through it. The trenches were dug because repeating artillery had made massed infantry formations deadly. The machine gun made defense the order of the day. Contrary to popular wisdom, the war produced the highest casualty figures of general staff any European army had ever seen; the disconnect between the front lines and the general headquarters was simply a product of the immense size of the theatre of war — larger than any battlespace in history. The need for telephone and communications lines to come together at a central command mandated a distance between headquarters and the line. Meanwhile, a culture of military élan and bravado had stultified doctrinal thinking while the technology of murder had raced ahead.

It was a recipe for human disaster, and it is amazing anyone lived through it.

]]> By: Dan the Printer Man http://www.moorethink.com/2009/07/01/my-grandfathers-war-july-1-1916/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Dan the Printer Man Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:19:47 +0000 http://www.moorethink.com/?p=372#comment-656 Thanks for sharing your grandfather's legacy Jim, and so eloquently. There is much we all should be grateful for, especially the sacrifices of those that came before us who suffered to pave the way to a better humanity. Thanks for sharing your grandfather’s legacy Jim, and so eloquently. There is much we all should be grateful for, especially the sacrifices of those that came before us who suffered to pave the way to a better humanity.

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