Watching Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, an epic documentary with remastered and colourised video footage of the First World War, I could not help but wonder: why did these men, many from humble but not impoverished backgrounds, willingly sign up for such a devastating war? Even when it became clear that the war would not be over within a few months, and that the death toll was high and increasing, why did men enlist for the frontline, risking their lives for the greater good?
Finding an identity worth fighting for
Finding an identity worth fighting for
Finding an identity worth fighting for
Watching Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, an epic documentary with remastered and colourised video footage of the First World War, I could not help but wonder: why did these men, many from humble but not impoverished backgrounds, willingly sign up for such a devastating war? Even when it became clear that the war would not be over within a few months, and that the death toll was high and increasing, why did men enlist for the frontline, risking their lives for the greater good?