[78-L] ^ Story of the LP

[Bertrand CHAUMELLE]

For the French, it was "La der des der" (the last of the last ones).

BC
Le 2 déc. 08, à 02:12, Kristjan Saag a écrit :

> --
> In Germany WW I has often been referred to, in retrospect, as "Der 
> Krieg
> 1914-1918" (or 1914-1919, depending on when the end was set). Even 
> Konrad
> Adenauer, in the 1960's, used this term.
> During the war itself, of course, it was "der Krieg" or "der 
> Weltkrieg".
> The concept "Weltkrieg" (World War) dates back to the early 19th 
> century,
> and was widely in use early during WW I as well. A Swedish encyclopedic
> article from 1915, for example, uses the term. At this time all 
> continents,
> except North America and The Antarctic, had been drawn into the war.
> However, as in most cases, the global aspect of it was of minor 
> interest to
> the people involved. Thus "Weltkrieg" was, perhaps, more commonly used 
> in
> political analysis and journalism, than in the streets and houses and
> trenches. Where "Der Krieg" was clear enough.
> Kristjan
>
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