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My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.

~Clint Eastwood

Topics: Admirer Big Dad First First World First World War Sergeant Stories War World World War York

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My father was in the First World War.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Father First First World First World War War World World War

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There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Agreement Certainly Consensus Even First First World First World War Merits Napoleon Origins Rights Today War World World War Wrongs

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I am fascinated by Omega's history. Particularly the First World War stuff, when they made watches for the flying corps, and the NASA side of it.

~Eddie Redmayne

Topics: Am Corps Fascinated First First World First World War Flying History Made Nasa Particularly Side Stuff War Watches World World War I Am

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The French suffered such catastrophic losses in the First World War. It really was the end of them as a great world power, although they, quote, 'won.'

~Edward Herrmann

Topics: Although Catastrophic End First First World First World War French Great Losses Power Quote Really Suffered Them War Won World World War

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My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me.

~Elliott Carter

Topics: About After Always Around Before Born Entire Entire Life First First World First World War Important Just Known Life Me Most Music Really Time War World World War Written I Was Born

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The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally.

~Emily Greene Balch

Topics: Away East Europe Feudal Feudalism First First World First World War Generally Hungary Landlords Largely Latest Left Poland South Swept War World World War

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Readers want to have the confidence that you understand the era in which the book is set, so for 'The Perfumer's Secret,' I needed to know everything about the First World War from a French perspective. I had to understand those people and that town in 1914.

~Fiona Mcintosh

Topics: About Book Confidence Era Everything First First World First World War French Had Know Needed People Perspective Readers Secret Set Those Town Understand Want War Which World World War You

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I could not have the honour of being a German soldier because of my imprisonment in the First World War. And in this world war the Fuehrer refuses to allow me to serve as a soldier.

~Fritz Sauckel

Topics: Allow Because Being Could First First World First World War German Honour Imprisonment Me Refuses Serve Soldier War World World War

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We have in our heads a pretty well-defined narrative of the First World War, and there are certain events that are obviously key.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Certain Events First First World First World War Heads Key Narrative Obviously Our Pretty War World World War

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