A history lesson at the Cenotaph

[2blue4u]

Dimbleby the younger is doing a wonderful job, as always, in providing a history lesson wrapped up in his running commentary.

I would like to think that many young people are listening to his words and are learning a little of the history of conflict or, at least, the scale of the two World Wars. But I won't think about this too long, I'm not that naive.

 

[Marcel]

I was listening to that earlier. Found it quite fascinating to hear of the history.
I never knew where the two minute silence actually came from. I know why etc, just not the origins of the silence.

Quite fascinating tbh

 

[mercedes]

Strange how the government of the day decided early on that no bodies would be brought home for burial.
It's as if they knew the KIA list would be too overwhelming and maybe quell the desire to continue the conflict.
Today's wars have total media saturation and leave some relatives demanding the PMs or defence minister's presence at every repatriation.
Imagine that scenario in previous conflicts, including the public's reaction and the UK would have been run by Germany since 1915.