The Green Fields of France

This is a slide show for a grade 12 sociology project.
This slideshow, although with a song about WWI, is meant to show war in general. It is not meant to represent one country or religion, but is meant to show both the pride in soldiers and horror of the fight.
This version such by The Dropkick Murphys, originally written by Eric Bogle.
Please do not use offensive language in commenting on this. I hate having to delete so many comments.

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[RyanandJackpro1]

Brilliant, but sad song :( R.I.P Fallen Heroes <3

[hydromorphineIV]

WW1 was possibly the most pointless war in history. It was a imperialist war and people on all sides were used as cannon fodder whether they where Scottish, Irish, English or whatever. Half a generation of Newfoundlander's were killed in the battle of Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the battle of Somme. We were used as cannon fodder just like everyone else. RIP to all the soldiers who were killed in that godforsaken war.

[NickerSkids]

Where i live in scotland, i can walk out my front door and WALK east,west,north or south and will be at a war memorial within 10 minutes .

[asianflora]

This isn't just for WWI. It's for all wars. My grandfather served in the Vietnam war and he's dead now. I cried when I heard this, it reminded me of him so much. :'(

[Kanaligatorin]

@sitric100

You're right. ;) The House of Windsor is with german blood.

But the most Brits don't know it.



[sandraoopie]

See War Horse (preferably the play) or read the book for a brilliant and moving treatise on the horror and futility of this particular war.

[LipsBarbie]

I love this <3

[sitric100]

I remember a documentary on that bloke who played Doctor Who.His Scottish grandfather was so poor that he joined up because he was promised a pair of boots! And yet some people want to depict all the soldiers as fighting for the British King George who changed the name of the British royal family from the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to

the house of Windsor.They were German! Mind blowing hypocrisy!

[BoeserBiber]

This song displays a question: What was all the fightining for? Although this may sound odd, but as a German I'm also asking this question to myself. My great-grandfathers both fought in WW1. I never got to know them, but I'm still asking what they fought for. This war was the most senseless event in the whole century.

A happy new year to all of you.

[LouiiseCoburn]

Actually, the whole point of the song is to show how a young Irish teenager went off to fight for his country, and yet thousands of Irish soldiers, including him, were forgotten when the 1916 Rising broke out. Irish men swallowed their pride and fought FOR Britain despite also seeking independence. They gave up their lives for the greater good.

[UnknownBombers]

Willie Mcbride was an Irish man who gave his life for peace , and in return his country was disgraced by British lies , Tiocfaidh ar lá

[helenaot]

@RyanandJackpro1 did you even listen to the lyrics. This is not a song tp praise heroes but to denounce war. War never produces heroes only people who get killed or become killers....