The greatest generation? That were those of the Great War. None else.
WW II bears no comparison.
The Great War was a demented slog fest of artillery, inhuman gas, machine gun and rifle shots at distance to see how many millions could be killed across no mans land. The Kaiser was angry at the English his entire life because of the birth defect he received at from faulty treatment of a English doctor assisting at his birth--of course his belief in the "divine right" of kings added to his stupidity. We know plenty about the Great War as do the British who lost an entire generation of young men to the stupidity of the Kaiser, who was finally exiled to Holland. Why Holland agreed to have him is a conundrum.
In the Great War we came across the Atlantic and whipped your behind with soldiers like Sgt.York. But we did not do a complete job and had to bring General Patton and General Curtis LeMay 20 years later to finish the job.
And after we destroyed your country and whipped your armed forces we followed our sense of morals and fed your people and restored your country so that you could once again become a father land of distinction. That is the American way.
Stephen Howell
