tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post7980687621949459903..comments2024-03-29T02:37:52.926-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Humanity of Paul Bäumer in All Quiet on the Western Frontsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-59754246185213883872017-09-08T09:55:14.580-07:002017-09-08T09:55:14.580-07:00Hi Karen, please email me at mike.greatwar@gmail.c...Hi Karen, please email me at mike.greatwar@gmail.com to set up a telephone conference. We have contacts in southern California that might be available for you, but I need few more details.<br />MikeMike Hanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582949131010625505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-36307708109795642382017-09-07T15:59:42.138-07:002017-09-07T15:59:42.138-07:00I am a member of the DAR (Daughters of the America...I am a member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and we hold monthly meetings at the Admiral Baker Clubhouse. Do you have anyone in the San Diego area that would be willing to speak to our group on WWI? This would be May 2018. <br />Thank you,<br />Karen Mazzola<br />1st Vice Regent<br />Linares DAR ChapterKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184787856916283958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-71907268844037611322017-09-07T14:24:20.840-07:002017-09-07T14:24:20.840-07:00Excellent comments. Similar to you, I first read ...Excellent comments. Similar to you, I first read this book for a high school book report in 1966. Up this point, I had grown up on movies and books that had glorified war. This book changed my perspective, humanizing the enemy and showing wars suffering and futility. I still consider it one of the most important books I have ever read. Clark Shillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643842847976162539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-38652280793357667602017-09-07T10:40:45.149-07:002017-09-07T10:40:45.149-07:00Beautiful excerpts. Beautiful excerpts. Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-54229153704165295132017-09-07T10:33:40.459-07:002017-09-07T10:33:40.459-07:00The last chapter in Remarque's classic certain...The last chapter in Remarque's classic certainly certainly sums up Paul's feelings but can be applied to any soldier who has undergone prolonged or intense combat. Perhaps the most poignant paragraph is the one that begins "...And men will not understand us..." ending with "...the years will pass by and in the end we shall fall into ruin."djnoreply@blogger.com