I think it's safe to say he was insane. There's sense of duty, and then there's "I literally cannot function without trying to kill someone and someone trying to kill me."
He was a war junkie to the core. He ran away to join the Boer War in his teens for no reason but for the fun of it, then fought in both world wars extensively across multiple theaters. He loved being in the shit.
>Did anyone in WW2/WW1 actually enjoy the war?
Yes read a rifleman went to war it is a pretty important book for people interested in the evolution of sniping and was written by a Canadian solider called McBride who thoroughly enjoyed trench warfare on the western front and was in the thick of it. He has a long polemic in it about how much he enjoyed the war and how many men did.
I highly recommend watching the WW1 documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old”. Some of the vets say they enjoyed the war. They enjoyed the sense of comradery and adventure. The descriptions of combat make it sound like an absolute shit show and they say they were tired of it and ready for it to be over by the end though.
He didn't enjoy the war, but he had an immensivly positive outlook on life. No matter how bad the situation he always found something to enjoy or laugh about.
All your friends died in battle? Well that kinda sucks but a day later you got to eat a nice warm meal so it's ok.
He is the opposite of this place. Finding pleasure in everything, instead of shitting on everything.
I had a science teacher and a history teacher who both thought Vietnam was one of the best times of their lives and one of them was a tunnel rat. it’s safe to assume world war vets had similar types
I've read several memoirs of men who certainly took great personal and professional pride in being good soldiers and in each little local victory they had over their adversary. While they may decry poor conditions and lackluster leadership they also praise good leaders whom they trusted and the joy they felt from camaraderie with other soldiers who acted in a similar professional manner.
>"With a Machine Gun to Cambrai" – George Coppard >"To the Last Ridge" – Walter Downing >"A Rifleman Went to War" – Herbert McBride >"Scarlet Fields" – John Barkley >"Storm of Steel" – Ernst Junger >pic related
My grandpa was in the 4th Marine division and fought the Japanese, he would talk about it like it was the time of his life, like it was Boy Scouts or something. Up until his dementia started, his memory was sharp as a tack and remembered all the people he fought with and how they died or what happened to them after the war. His childhood friend wound up over there with him and ended up getting captured by the Japanese and they ate him. He had the original article about it from his local paper framed and kept it with him even after downsizing several times and ending up in assisted living. It always surprised me how fricked up and brutal things were over there, yet my grandpa seemed to have great memories of it.
My other grandpa fought in Vietnam and never spoke a word about it to me, I only know about his involvement from my mom.
Guy was a warmachine.
He got wounded a couple time too but turned alright and lived until the 2000' if i remember.
Guy also took a Hanomag by himself and stuff like that.
AND did all that in running shoes.
Sadly he never got the recognition he deserved by the federal governement.
He atleast got a lot of respect from Holland and Quebecois where he's considered a hero.
A few people enjoyed it but the majority thought it was pretty gay.
Adrian Carton De Wiart said of WW1 "Frankly I had enjoyed the war." this was despite losing his left hand, several fingers, and an eye.
I think it's safe to say he was insane. There's sense of duty, and then there's "I literally cannot function without trying to kill someone and someone trying to kill me."
That's called being a combat junkie
He was a war junkie to the core. He ran away to join the Boer War in his teens for no reason but for the fun of it, then fought in both world wars extensively across multiple theaters. He loved being in the shit.
Churchill
Apparently some did, but it seems safe to assume that it was pretty miserable for most involved (combatant or otherwise)
you beat me to it yah frick!
John Churchill, Aka "Fighting Jack Churchill", Aka "Mad Jack".
>get bored
>decide to look up last bow kill in war
>expect late 1800s at the latest
>it was in world war two
God he was based
He didn't actually do anything.Those stories were created for progapagnda magazines.And all of the pictures with the bow are from training exercises.
Got any proof of that?
How many longbow kills does he have again?
Enough
lol top kek. him and prigorzhin totally frick corpses
The charges officer?
This man is probably enjoying himself in an isekai world after being too based.
American bankers
>Did anyone in WW2/WW1 actually enjoy the war?
Yes read a rifleman went to war it is a pretty important book for people interested in the evolution of sniping and was written by a Canadian solider called McBride who thoroughly enjoyed trench warfare on the western front and was in the thick of it. He has a long polemic in it about how much he enjoyed the war and how many men did.
I highly recommend watching the WW1 documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old”. Some of the vets say they enjoyed the war. They enjoyed the sense of comradery and adventure. The descriptions of combat make it sound like an absolute shit show and they say they were tired of it and ready for it to be over by the end though.
He didn't enjoy the war, but he had an immensivly positive outlook on life. No matter how bad the situation he always found something to enjoy or laugh about.
All your friends died in battle? Well that kinda sucks but a day later you got to eat a nice warm meal so it's ok.
He is the opposite of this place. Finding pleasure in everything, instead of shitting on everything.
Some did, majority didn't. Kind of like with eating shit or getting assfricked. Someone is bound to like it.
I had a science teacher and a history teacher who both thought Vietnam was one of the best times of their lives and one of them was a tunnel rat. it’s safe to assume world war vets had similar types
Ernst Junger
I would imagine fighter pilots had a higher % who enjoyed the war
The wehrmacths who took many girls and women cherries
Adolf Hitler
Though the last part of ww2 he didnt Enjoy that much
Gramps enjoyed it. I wrote his experience down once, search bike tour in the archive for details.
Maybe I should screenshot it for future reference.
Thanks anon I'll look into it
Don't let Hollywood dramatisation fool you, many of the soldiers had a great time. War is the ultimate adventure for many men.
I've read several memoirs of men who certainly took great personal and professional pride in being good soldiers and in each little local victory they had over their adversary. While they may decry poor conditions and lackluster leadership they also praise good leaders whom they trusted and the joy they felt from camaraderie with other soldiers who acted in a similar professional manner.
>"With a Machine Gun to Cambrai" – George Coppard
>"To the Last Ridge" – Walter Downing
>"A Rifleman Went to War" – Herbert McBride
>"Scarlet Fields" – John Barkley
>"Storm of Steel" – Ernst Junger
>pic related
Of those who took part actively, psychopaths would usually have enjoyed it (until seriously injured, if they were)
Of those watching from back home probably more than just psychopaths given the lack of understanding about what war is really like.
Stop throwing around the word psychopath like you know what it defines you shit eating moron
My grandpa was in the 4th Marine division and fought the Japanese, he would talk about it like it was the time of his life, like it was Boy Scouts or something. Up until his dementia started, his memory was sharp as a tack and remembered all the people he fought with and how they died or what happened to them after the war. His childhood friend wound up over there with him and ended up getting captured by the Japanese and they ate him. He had the original article about it from his local paper framed and kept it with him even after downsizing several times and ending up in assisted living. It always surprised me how fricked up and brutal things were over there, yet my grandpa seemed to have great memories of it.
My other grandpa fought in Vietnam and never spoke a word about it to me, I only know about his involvement from my mom.
Léo major enjoyed the war until he got ''Tired of killing'' then he took an entire village in the netherland by himself.
He also raped an entire hill of Chinamen with three frenchies in a trenchcoat in Korea, didn't he?
Guy was a warmachine.
He got wounded a couple time too but turned alright and lived until the 2000' if i remember.
Guy also took a Hanomag by himself and stuff like that.
AND did all that in running shoes.
Sadly he never got the recognition he deserved by the federal governement.
He atleast got a lot of respect from Holland and Quebecois where he's considered a hero.
Adrian Carton
Jack Churchill
Hitler and for both
No