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'They Shall Not Grow Old' Shows The Essence Of Grunt Life Hasn't Changed Much Since WWI

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A new World War I documentary by Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) offers a fresh look at how warfare may change, but the mundanities of military life and the brutal realities of ground combat remain the same.

Titled They Shall Not Grow Old, the project was four years in the making, and paints a vivid picture of the Great War by putting a premium on emotional authenticity as it follows British soldiers assigned to the Western Front between 1914 and 1918.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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The Animals of War: The Military Rabbits Of World War I

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I’ve never understood rabbits as pets, but clearly, some people enjoy them.

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The Extended Trailer For Peter Jackson's New World War I Documentary Is Epic

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If there were ever a good time to be British it would have been on Nov. 11, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, when BBC Two premiered Peter Jackson's highly anticipated World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old.

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Trump Torches Allies, Threatens NATO Pullout After Tense WWI Memorial Trip To Paris

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President Donald Trump on Monday unloaded on the U.S.'s European allies, and appeared to threaten to pull out of NATO, upon returning home from a World War I memorial event in Paris, where French President Emmanuel Macron openly rebuked Trump's political philosophy in a speech on Sunday.

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New Graphic Novel Series Recounts The Heroics Of Legendary Army Medal Of Honor Recipients

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The nation's highest award for valor is getting the "Wham," "Bam," and "Kapow" treatment.

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