Thursday, December 10, 2020

The Meaning Of Total War

 Normandy would be a great turning point in the war in the west, but with high costs.


This is a veteran of that campaign, a Sherman tank used by Canadians that now resides here.


After Normandy, the Allies pushed the Germans back both in the west and the east. For Canadians, that included the Scheldt campaign in Belgium, and the use of a rather effective vehicle in warfare, the Wasp.


And this is one of them.


Profiles of individuals are repeated here.


Medical care is also featured here.

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21 comments:

  1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"December 10, 2020 at 1:31 AM

    Lets hope we will never be stupid enough to slip into that tragic situation again.

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  2. italiafinlandiaDecember 10, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    Can mankind be so crazy??

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  3. AnvilcloudDecember 10, 2020 at 6:52 AM

    It was powerful for Sue to see those tanks at the museum. Her dad drove one. What a horror to be in one of those things.

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  4. Nancy ChanDecember 10, 2020 at 7:11 AM

    Hope we never get to experience another war.

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  5. DJanDecember 10, 2020 at 8:40 AM

    A reminder of a terrible time when so many died.

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  6. TomDecember 10, 2020 at 8:51 AM

    ...the total cost of war is never known.

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  7. RedPatDecember 10, 2020 at 9:21 AM

    That flamethrower is horrifying.

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  8. angryparsnipDecember 10, 2020 at 11:13 AM

    Sad but a great reminder of what happened. Like @RedPat said that flamethrower is horrible.
    Lighter note Do you have your "Favorite" snow yet ?
    cheers

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  9. William KendallDecember 10, 2020 at 11:37 AM

    @John: I hope so.

    @Italiafinlandia: all it takes is one spark.

    @Agnieszka: thank you.

    @Anvilcloud: they would have been quite an experience. I've been in one of the modern ones.

    @Nancy: I hope not.

    @DJan: very much so.

    @Tom: that's true.

    @RedPat: it is.

    @Parsnip: yes, we have snow on the ground now.

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  10. BillDecember 10, 2020 at 1:12 PM

    The flamethrower is totally horrific.

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  11. Iris FlaviaDecember 10, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    I go with Bill, plus... if there was no such thing you wouldn´d need medical care. It´s crazy it never stops!

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  12. carol l mckennaDecember 10, 2020 at 1:56 PM

    Another great museum display ~ hope you are dong well ~

    Live each moment well,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  13. Marie SmithDecember 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM

    The tank doesn’t look big as I thought it was.

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  14. GemelDecember 10, 2020 at 4:36 PM

    Hope mankind stops war altogether. So tragic.

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  15. RevrunnerDecember 10, 2020 at 4:59 PM

    Did you notice the dent in the side of the Sherman tank?

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  16. Lowcarb team memberDecember 10, 2020 at 7:08 PM

    I know others have also commented, but that flamethrower is horrific.

    All the best Jan

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  17. magiceyeDecember 10, 2020 at 7:29 PM

    Wars are horriffic necessities

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  18. AngieDecember 10, 2020 at 10:43 PM

    William - I never heard of the Wasp. We humans have an immeasurable capability to think of new ways to inflict death.

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  19. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 11, 2020 at 11:01 AM

    Every war has high costs.. the cost of human life being the highest cost ✨

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  20. JeanieDecember 12, 2020 at 12:37 PM

    I love that they do the profiles. D-Day -- where would the world be without it?

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  21. William KendallDecember 28, 2021 at 10:35 AM

    @Bill: it was.

    @Iris: true.

    @Carol: thanks.

    @Marie: no, but it's got power.

    @Gemel: unfortunately it is.

    @Revrunner: Yes, a war wound, but one that it survived.

    @Jan: very much so.

    @Magiceye: I agree.

    @Angie: that's true.

    @Grace: indeed.

    @Jeanie: definitely.

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