The battles and fights going on in Europe affected the way Americans and people around the world viewed the Great War. The bloodiest battle in the war is called, the Battle of Verdun.
Every Battle Is Verdun
The cowardly commanders, while safe and sound,
Having already put thousands in the ground,
Gave yet another piercing yell,
"Over The Top!" and into hell.
And again, boys not yet men,
Charged into the Devil's Den,
Crawling under barbed wire,
Cut to pieces by machine gun fire,
Sinking in craters of blood and ooze,
While commanders smoked and drank their booze.
Eventually 360 Englishmen of World War 1,
Refused to go over the top at Verdun,
Bravely taking a stand,
Against the senseless, suicidal command.
And in their quest for martial fame,
The bloodthirsty commanders got each name,
And each and every single one,
Was executed at Verdun.
It was those well-fed, protected denizens of death,
Whose very words and every breath,
Became death sentences for every one,
Of the hundreds and thousands lost at Verdun.
They're with us now, even still,
They still command us to shoot and kill,
Their bloody work is not done,
Every battle is Verdun.
-- Edward Moran (1)
The cowardly commanders, while safe and sound,
Having already put thousands in the ground,
Gave yet another piercing yell,
"Over The Top!" and into hell.
And again, boys not yet men,
Charged into the Devil's Den,
Crawling under barbed wire,
Cut to pieces by machine gun fire,
Sinking in craters of blood and ooze,
While commanders smoked and drank their booze.
Eventually 360 Englishmen of World War 1,
Refused to go over the top at Verdun,
Bravely taking a stand,
Against the senseless, suicidal command.
And in their quest for martial fame,
The bloodthirsty commanders got each name,
And each and every single one,
Was executed at Verdun.
It was those well-fed, protected denizens of death,
Whose very words and every breath,
Became death sentences for every one,
Of the hundreds and thousands lost at Verdun.
They're with us now, even still,
They still command us to shoot and kill,
Their bloody work is not done,
Every battle is Verdun.
-- Edward Moran (1)
*disclaimer- This project contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised. Beware! :)
The titles are also in French.
The titles are also in French.
Footnotes:
1. Moran, Edward. "Every Battle Is Verdun." Every Battle Is Verdun. Accessed December 15, 2014. (primary)
1. Moran, Edward. "Every Battle Is Verdun." Every Battle Is Verdun. Accessed December 15, 2014. (primary)