America and the World War

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
Cover of the book America and the World War by Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Theodore Roosevelt ISBN: 9788822878281
Publisher: Theodore Roosevelt Publication: December 17, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
ISBN: 9788822878281
Publisher: Theodore Roosevelt
Publication: December 17, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

In this country we are both shocked and stunned by the awful cataclysm which has engulfed civilized Europe. By only a few men was the possibility of such a wide-spread and hideous disaster even admitted. Most persons, even after it occurred, felt as if it was unbelievable. They felt that in what it pleased enthusiasts to speak of as “this age of enlightenment” it was impossible that primal passion, working hand in hand with the most modern scientific organization, should loose upon the world these forces of dread destruction.
In the last week in July the men and women of the populous civilized countries of Europe were leading their usual ordered lives, busy and yet soft, lives carried on with comfort and luxury, with appliances for ease and pleasure such as never before were known, lives led in a routine which to most people seemed part of the natural order of things, something which could not be disturbed by shocks such as the world knew of old. A fortnight later hell yawned under the feet of these hard-working or pleasure-seeking men and women, and woe smote them as it smote the peoples we read of in the Old Testament or in the histories of the Middle Ages. Through the rents in our smiling surface of civilization the volcanic fires beneath gleamed red in the gloom.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this country we are both shocked and stunned by the awful cataclysm which has engulfed civilized Europe. By only a few men was the possibility of such a wide-spread and hideous disaster even admitted. Most persons, even after it occurred, felt as if it was unbelievable. They felt that in what it pleased enthusiasts to speak of as “this age of enlightenment” it was impossible that primal passion, working hand in hand with the most modern scientific organization, should loose upon the world these forces of dread destruction.
In the last week in July the men and women of the populous civilized countries of Europe were leading their usual ordered lives, busy and yet soft, lives carried on with comfort and luxury, with appliances for ease and pleasure such as never before were known, lives led in a routine which to most people seemed part of the natural order of things, something which could not be disturbed by shocks such as the world knew of old. A fortnight later hell yawned under the feet of these hard-working or pleasure-seeking men and women, and woe smote them as it smote the peoples we read of in the Old Testament or in the histories of the Middle Ages. Through the rents in our smiling surface of civilization the volcanic fires beneath gleamed red in the gloom.

More books from World War II

Cover of the book Over There by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Prisonniers nazis en Amérique by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Blitzkrieg by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Outside the Fence by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Lentolaivue 24 by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book A Working People by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Negotiating nursing by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book British Tanks by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Shadows in the Fog by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book The Avro Manchester by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Monty and Rommel by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Jakov, il figlio di Stalin partigiano in Italia by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Santa Cruz 1942 by Theodore Roosevelt
Cover of the book Heroes in Dungarees by Theodore Roosevelt
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy