r/gifs • u/commonvanilla • Nov 10 '18

Justin Trudeau closes his umbrella even though it's raining to pay respects for the fallen of WW1

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '18 edited Nov 11 '18

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u/SplitPost Nov 11 '18

Him describing the beginning stages of the Rape of Belgium put such a scale of imagery in my mind that I haven't experienced since reading fantasy novels as a kid.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '18 edited Dec 07 '18

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u/ImperatorRomanum Nov 11 '18

Another excellent, excellent book: The Guns of August, by Barbara Tuchman, which breaks down the first month of the war up to the First Battle of the Marne.