• Photos that Shook the World
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[QUOTE=jaredop;36230564]I have a least 4 uncles who fought in Vietnam, and none of them have ever talked about it. I know one of my uncles saw his friend get hit by a mortar, and another one of my uncles stepped on a bouncing betty as he was getting off a Huey, I never knew either of them though.[/QUOTE] Not in Vietnam, but my grandpa fought in WWII. My grandpa and his best friend were in a landing craft at Iwo Jima. My grandpa was talking to his friend as they were getting out, but then his friend's head got blown off as they were talking. My dad told me that my grandpa never liked to talk about the war.
Wow, this entire thread just makes me want to shoot my self. The world is a horrible fucking place, I've never really thought about how fucked up everything is. I wish we could all just work together for once and live in peace.
The story of the anzacs is an amazing war story, but one that brings chills down your spine as well. The one thing that stands out about World war 1 to Australians and New Zealanders is the Gallipoli Campaign, which failed resulting in heavy casualties for both sides. The Turks won the campaign but today they never rejoice over it, it was a loss cause. Basically the idea was to attack Turkey so they could weaken Germany but it backlashed because of a lack of intel and the support of ideas to capture the beach successfully. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Scene_just_before_the_evacuation_at_Anzac._Australian_troops_charging_near_a_Turkish_trench._When_they_got_there_the..._-_NARA_-_533108.tif/lossy-page1-790px-Scene_just_before_the_evacuation_at_Anzac._Australian_troops_charging_near_a_Turkish_trench._When_they_got_there_the..._-_NARA_-_533108.tif.jpg[/IMG] These are Australian troops attacking a Turkish trench, but it was too late because they ditched it earlier :v: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Anzac_Cove.jpg[/IMG] This is Anzac Cove, this is looking towards Ari Burnu. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Anzac_Cove_encampment_1915.jpg[/IMG] The Anzac cove encampment [IMG]http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/04/22/1226043/260045-anzac-cove.jpg[/IMG] This shows the Anzacs charging, I'm pretty sure all charges resulted in just about everyone dying. Anyway, these may of not shook the world but definitely shook Australia and New Zealand. Nowadays the actions of these men and the brotherhood they showed is now referred to the Anzac spirit, soliders nowadays that do something courages to help another out in a time when people would normally think for themselves are congratulated for showing Anzac spirit, but they wipe it off their shoulder and say they were doing their job or they're not heroes. But to us, they are.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;36232125]The story of the anzacs is an amazing war story, but one that brings chills down your spine as well. The one thing that stands out about World war 1 to Australians and New Zealanders is the Gallipoli Campaign, which failed resulting in heavy casualties for both sides. The Turks won the campaign but today they never rejoice over it, it was a loss cause. Basically the idea was to attack Turkey so they could weaken Germany but it backlashed because of a lack of intel and the support of ideas to capture the beach successfully. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Scene_just_before_the_evacuation_at_Anzac._Australian_troops_charging_near_a_Turkish_trench._When_they_got_there_the..._-_NARA_-_533108.tif/lossy-page1-790px-Scene_just_before_the_evacuation_at_Anzac._Australian_troops_charging_near_a_Turkish_trench._When_they_got_there_the..._-_NARA_-_533108.tif.jpg[/IMG] These are Australian troops attacking a Turkish trench, but it was too late because they ditched it earlier :v: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Anzac_Cove.jpg[/IMG] This is Anzac Cove, this is looking towards Ari Burnu. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Anzac_Cove_encampment_1915.jpg[/IMG] The Anzac cove encampment [IMG]http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/04/22/1226043/260045-anzac-cove.jpg[/IMG] This shows the Anzacs charging, I'm pretty sure all charges resulted in just about everyone dying. Anyway, these may of not shook the world but definitely shook Australia and New Zealand. Nowadays the actions of these men and the brotherhood they showed is now referred to the Anzac spirit, soliders nowadays that do something courages to help another out in a time when people would normally think for themselves are congratulated for showing Anzac spirit, but they wipe it off their shoulder and say they were doing their job or they're not heroes. But to us, they are.[/QUOTE] The officers for our anzacs were fucking stupid.
[QUOTE=Araknid;36232260]The officers for our anzacs were fucking stupid.[/QUOTE] Yeah, they had really no clue what they were resulting in the anzacs getting fucked up
Most officers in WW1 were fuckups "Huurrrr, walk in a line slowly towards that machine gun!"
Wear this backpack that weighs as much as your body weight even though you'll be confined in these trenches for the rest of the war
Think about it though, this was the first large scale war where both sides were equally matched in terms of rapidly advancing technology, they had no idea what to do. The early years of WW1, and in areas away from the western front were full of manoeuvres, flanking and similar tactics that didn't involve throwing out more bodies than they had bullets.
I believe there was a mess-up in the transport, leading the ANZACs to a heavily guarded area. Then a decision was made to fight on through the guarded area, which resulted in incredibly heavy casualties. They withdrew some months after the initial attack. It was pretty sick in my opinion.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;36225507]68 years later I would think that blood would be all washed out by now by the tides. Common sense is amazing to have :v:[/QUOTE] Well, I distinctly remember being told that in school, but I guess I never really thought about it.
I've read every page of this thread and I can safely say I will not be sleeping tonight
[QUOTE=Carlito;36232547]I believe there was a mess-up in the transport, leading the ANZACs to a heavily guarded area. Then a decision was made to fight on through the guarded area, which resulted in incredibly heavy casualties. They withdrew some months after the initial attack. It was pretty sick in my opinion.[/QUOTE] No, the Brits sent the ANZACs to a heavy spot to try and distract the Turks while they attacked another area that was less guarded... the Brits missed their area after the ANZACs landed and hit the same kind of resistance... a fuck up on their part.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;36231258]My father was tapped to give his stories for a book that was to be written for Congress. I've never seen the man cry so hard in his life, or fight to choke back tears like that. You see, he served in the navy for a good five years before being discharged, and the way he sees it is that it was five years of pure hell. His job consisted of waiting to go over a target, putting his sights on it, and then pulling the big metal lever that dropped either conventional bombs or napalm on the target. The targets changed from things as understandable as munitions depots and train stations to fucking villages. He was shot down three times, once over enemy territory, and left many good friends dead in Vietcong territory. There are things he still can't tell me because he could go to prison, and the most disturbing thing he's ever said to me was this: " I can't tell you anything about what I did in my service because there are still people out there, and there are still pieces in play". [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] He also apparently flew into enemy territory to pick up agents, move troops, and airlift the wounded. There were instances in which they had to literally crash-land in order to make an extraction, which I never quite understood because I thought a crashlanding consisted of the destruction or at least partial destruction of the plane.[/QUOTE] Vietnam was a seriously fucked up war. My great uncle fought in the war, and was captured in the early 60's and wasn't released until the end of the war. He was put in a POW camp and it seriously messed him up. From what my mother told me, he died in an asylum but when she would go to visit him she would bring him some food they don't get at the asylum. At one point she brought him a blueberry pie and he started picking out the berries. When she asked why he said "I'm picking the bugs out of it".
Can someone teach me the history of the Vietnam War? I only learnt about the Nazis and the Suffragettes in History. Just give an outline
[QUOTE=Stockers678;36233383]Can someone teach me the history of the Vietnam War? I only learnt about the Nazis and the Suffragettes in History. Just give an outline[/QUOTE] America went into Vietnam to fight communism. They failed.
[QUOTE=Stockers678;36233383]Can someone teach me the history of the Vietnam War? I only learnt about the Nazis and the Suffragettes in History. Just give an outline[/QUOTE] It was part of the cold war and, like any minor war then, America supported the country to be capitalistic/democratic while Russia supported the communist side.
[QUOTE=Stockers678;36233383]Can someone teach me the history of the Vietnam War? I only learnt about the Nazis and the Suffragettes in History. Just give an outline[/QUOTE] After WWII Soviet influence increased in Asia. Korea, and Vietnam are 2 of the countries that become communist. The North's both eventually invaded their southern parts. The US in an effort to stop the "Domino effect" helped the Souths. In Vietnam, it started small. Just a few green berets training the south in combat and such. When a US ship was attacked off the coast, it escalated into a full scale war. Went on from the 60's until the 70's and was some of the most brutal fighting seen by the US. Flame based weapons like napalm and flame throwers were used heavily. Chemical agents like Agent orange were also used, they would drop them to deforest an area so helicopters could land, but it eventually would cause cancer in people. Thousands of dead US soldiers every month, on top of massive civilian casualties. Booby traps, like punji sticks, bouncing betties, and grenade traps. Both sides would do things like putting a active hand grenade under a dead mans helmet. So when the medic or officer comes to collect the dog tags and he takes the helmet off, it would probably kill him. Also putting land mines under bodies. A terrible war.
Arkan Tigers attacking a town in Bosnia, the first picture was taking by Ron Haviv, who exposed the world to the atrocities being committed in Bosnia. Ron was given "special access" by Arkan to take pictures, when Ron Haviv left, he escaped with the film and exposed it to the world, Arkan warned Ron that he would enjoy the day he drinks his blood [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WU8lU.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/0bdTn.jpg[/IMG]
Personally for me as an American, this is the most prolific picture I have ever seen of our current conflict. [IMG]http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Suicide-bomb-wounded.jpg[/IMG] This is the aftermath of a suicide bomb. The two Americans lying on the ground are both badly hurt and bleeding out. Next to one of the Americans lies the corpses of some Afghan police officers.
man.. this is hard to look at
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Edward_abdication.png[/img] Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicating in 1936 so that he could marry a twice-divorced woman.
[QUOTE=Disotrtion;36234028]Personally for me as an American, this is the most prolific picture I have ever seen of our current conflict. [IMG]http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Suicide-bomb-wounded.jpg[/IMG] This is the aftermath of a suicide bomb. The two Americans lying on the ground are both badly hurt and bleeding out. Next to one of the Americans lies the corpses of some Afghan police officers.[/QUOTE] I'll be joining up as a 13 Bravo in a few years, and I gotta say, I'm terrified of this. There aren't as many suicide bombers as there are IEDs nowadays, many soldiers get their legs completely blown off by stepping on a trash bag.
[QUOTE=Desert Rat;36237675]I'll be joining up as a 13 Bravo [b]in a few years,[/b] and I gotta say, I'm terrified of this. There aren't as many suicide bombers as there are IEDs nowadays, many soldiers get their legs completely blown off by stepping on a trash bag.[/QUOTE] Won't we be out of Afghanistan by then? Unless we start a war with Iran or North Korea I guess
[QUOTE=DrasarSalman;36233486]It was part of the cold war and, like any minor war then, America supported the country to be capitalistic/democratic while Russia supported the communist side.[/QUOTE] Correction: the US supported the Dictatorial side and the Soviet Union supported the initially nationalist, but later communist side. [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;36233503]After WWII Soviet influence increased in Asia. Korea, and Vietnam are 2 of the countries that become communist. The North's both eventually invaded their southern parts. The US in an effort to stop the "Domino effect" helped the Souths. In Vietnam, it started small. Just a few green berets training the south in combat and such. When a US ship was attacked off the coast, it escalated into a full scale war. Went on from the 60's until the 70's and was some of the most brutal fighting seen by the US. Flame based weapons like napalm and flame throwers were used heavily. Chemical agents like Agent orange were also used, they would drop them to deforest an area so helicopters could land, but it eventually would cause cancer in people. Thousands of dead US soldiers every month, on top of massive civilian casualties. Booby traps, like punji sticks, bouncing betties, and grenade traps. Both sides would do things like putting a active hand grenade under a dead mans helmet. So when the medic or officer comes to collect the dog tags and he takes the helmet off, it would probably kill him. Also putting land mines under bodies. A terrible war.[/QUOTE] And the reason that the North invaded the South was because the country was promised fair elections to unite the country and elect a president which would have resulted in Ho Chi Minh winning and the country being united, which the US did not want.
[QUOTE=Stockers678;36237720]Won't we be out of Afghanistan by then? Unless we start a war with Iran or North Korea I guess[/QUOTE] Possibly, but with the state the government is in with conservative warmongers and liberals attacking one another, who knows?
[QUOTE=Mortson;36237559][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Edward_abdication.png[/img] Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicating in 1936 so that he could marry a twice-divorced woman.[/QUOTE] I remember watching a documentary about the present queen and they mentioned this document. The host thought it was kind of neat that the signature of the king there makes it both legal and yet illegitimate as as soon as the pen leaves the paper, he is no longer king. The guy said it a lot more eloquently than I just did, in case that doesn't make sense. [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=The_J_Hat;36232629]Well, I distinctly remember being told that in school, but I guess I never really thought about it.[/QUOTE] Word of advice: Don't accept everything at face value from teachers. If you go research half the things they say as fact, they can turn up as either pop culture myths, debated opinions or just simply wrong. [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=LordLoss;36232512]Think about it though, this was the first large scale war where both sides were equally matched in terms of rapidly advancing technology, they had no idea what to do. The early years of WW1, and in areas away from the western front were full of manoeuvres, flanking and similar tactics that didn't involve throwing out more bodies than they had bullets.[/QUOTE] More like the first few months were full of maneuvers. After the "Miracle at the Marne", it was mostly settled into stagnant trench warfare with simple wave tactics against the opposing trench.
[QUOTE=Mortson;36237559][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Edward_abdication.png[/img] Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicating in 1936 so that he could marry a twice-divorced woman.[/QUOTE] Must have loved that woman a lot to give up a fucking throne.
[img]http://www.bytwerk.com/gpa/posters/hindhit.jpg[/img] An event that changed the world for everyone.
[QUOTE=Mortson;36237559][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Edward_abdication.png[/img] Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicating in 1936 so that he could marry a twice-divorced woman.[/QUOTE] Real life fairy tale. What a fucking guy.
Have there been pictures and info posted on the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia? That was a pretty important event.
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