The facial prosthetics of World War I
Why World War I's wounded needed a sculptor.
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World War I’s horrors not only resulted in death, but severe disfigurement. When plastic surgeons were unable to heal the wounded, a unique solution came in play: sculpting.
Facial prostheses in World War I were a new solution to a difficult problem, and sculptor and writer Anna Coleman Ladd led these efforts for the American Red Cross in France. She made more than 150 masks for the wounded in an effort to provide some semblance of normalcy after their severe injuries.
These masks were made by making casts of the wounded faces, and then sculpting restored faces from that. Those sculptures were then used as a cast for thin copper-plated attachments, which were then attached to the wounded soldier’s face and painted. Though the process wasn’t restorative, it did provide some comfort to the wounded.
That experience shaped Anna Coleman Ladd’s art as well. When she returned to America, she was willing to depict the horrors of war in her War Memorial, as well as the possibility for a new and better day ahead.
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Those WWI wounded soldiers are known in France as 'gueules cassées', or 'broken faces', and giving them back their faces was one significant aspect of post war reconstruction. Their sheer number was one of the reasons everyone thought never again would there be a war in Europe.
@ryanchungus8972
4 жыл бұрын
@dolofonos in hindsight it makes since now, but back then it seemed impossible. Why should we repeat the thing that ultimately nearly destroyed all of man kind. We actually thought that the treaty was fair, how ignorant of us
@FrenchTutorials
4 жыл бұрын
@dolofonos it's not the treaty of Versailles that caused the second world War. The American and British policies to not totally destroy Germany at the time made them eager to have another war. See take for example Japan and gernamy after the 2nd war, they never want to start another one do they? Why? Because their spirit to ever launch such massive wars again was broken. By not reaching Berlin in 1918, Germany was pretty left intact with no real material damage. So to them, it was just a matter of time to start another. Like the French general said at the time about the treaty:"This is not peace, this a armistice for 20 years. The Germans will start again and France will pay the price." He was right.
@TheRup23
4 жыл бұрын
One of the reasons France surrended in WW2 is the amount of people injured and lost in the Great War.
@MadsenTheDane
4 жыл бұрын
@@FrenchTutorials That is not t ll why they dont do it again. The world has changed and it would be way harder as such a "small" country to fight in a modern world, the response time now would be way faster than in the past
@user-wb7ur4yp6z
4 жыл бұрын
Fernando Cunha they are the victors after losing 20 million plus people,so it’s ok
My great granduncle fought in the Great War. My dad said one day while watching football in the 70s that he pulled out a small piece of shrapnel from his leg... He carried that around in his leg for 50 years before it randomly came out..
@kefkapalazzo1
5 жыл бұрын
Hunter Cihal Jesus
@celinak5062
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, slow wolverine
@Gr95dc
5 жыл бұрын
Damn
@cooterskoal4397
5 жыл бұрын
Hunter Cihal my great grand father was a Prussian officer, and my grandfather a member of the luftwaffe. I have his Luftschutzes helmet. The family respects but others not so much.
@TS-qg7bc
5 жыл бұрын
Cooter Skoal that’s awesome that you still have it, makes you think about him and what he’s been through in his life.
The people who glorify war are always the one's who don't have to fight in it.
@coronavirusokboomer9537
4 жыл бұрын
Not true for everyone.
@KARKATELCESARENVIADODESA-pv4yd
4 жыл бұрын
Say to all the proud warriors who fought for every nation and lived to tell the tale. They will tell you they will do it twice for their people.
@michaelxu2304
3 жыл бұрын
@@KARKATELCESARENVIADODESA-pv4yd op was talking about those who glorify it, not those who choose to fight. There’s a difference.
@garygreen226
3 жыл бұрын
Very true
@yousefsh7949
3 жыл бұрын
Ay samurai jack gang
So is this where those mustache glasses nose things come from?
@kamisemire
5 жыл бұрын
HOLD ON, CHIEF-
@kayleeo7330
5 жыл бұрын
Now I feel really bad for ever wearing one :/
@kamisemire
5 жыл бұрын
mloafo. We remain perplexed. 😩
@503redbull
5 жыл бұрын
Lol good guess but no Groucho Marx invented that he was a comedian.
@chillxi382
5 жыл бұрын
*_KOWALSKI ANALYSIS_*
Btw World War One ended 100 years ago on November 11th. Kindof amazing.
@Nugcon
5 жыл бұрын
nice
@CalWillify
5 жыл бұрын
Wow...
@User-jr7vf
5 жыл бұрын
That's probably the reason they uploaded the video
@celinak5062
5 жыл бұрын
+
@Asgoga
5 жыл бұрын
Technically not 100 years it’s only November 8
The ones who want war obviously don't know what it really means. The ones who have been in a war know the value of peace.
@captinobvious4705
5 жыл бұрын
What was the quote by Bismarck? Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war
@TheKurtkapan34
5 жыл бұрын
Yet he did it again. He started many wars and it could be said that his Prussia is responsible for both world wars, about 100 million dead total.
@aniketnandy3124
5 жыл бұрын
Ironical is the fact that Hitler himself fought in battles when he was young, yet he is majorly responsible for the greatest war of all time.
@raw238
5 жыл бұрын
I don't know war but still hate the idea of destruction of humans and nature for its resources or for few humans
@celinak5062
5 жыл бұрын
It really means that a lot of weapons are made and so is profit. Find something else to trade with
The imagery and atmosphere of this video is absolutely horrifying... and I love it. Solidly sets the tone.
@__-bw5gb
5 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@firestartergold1768
5 жыл бұрын
I know, I love the horror aesthetic, but the way they show this and use real images, it legit made me scared and on edge.
@rogerroger6880
4 жыл бұрын
I'm searching because I read a horror book about dead ww1 soldiers, and this really does imitate the feeling gives off. Also, I now fully understand why in the books the faces are so horrifying to the characters.
@lullul6180
3 жыл бұрын
French IS not a surrender
@the_real_Kurt_Yarish
3 жыл бұрын
@@lullul6180 I assume you're not responding to anyone in particular and are just announcing that. In which case, I agree. People, especially Americans, like to pass around the meme of "France surrenders lol", but in reality France has had a complex and mighty history regarding war. France gave a tremendous amount during the First World War, and suffered a devastating out-maneuvering and occupation during the Second World War. France is largely undeserving of the meme. Take some solace in the fact that there are at least some people out there who recognize that, my friend.
Makes you really see the horrors of war these honorable men went through the the extent to which they and the societies they returned to went out of their way to hide their pain and devastation. The first world war was one of the if not possibly the brutal war the world has ever faced, maybe not in casualties but in the evolution of combat and to how far technology had escalated it. Don't forget, though artillery was a major factor, the first world war was also before the Geneva convention had gathered to ban the use of chemical weapons... there's an entire area of northern France that is uninhabitable and too toxic to for humans to live in even to this day, 100 years later.
@lullul6180
3 жыл бұрын
France is not surrender
@joemurphy9549
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Whereabouts is that area Please?
@joeracioppi7771
3 жыл бұрын
And it (WWI) accomplished NONE of its stated goals!!
@vksasdgaming9472
3 жыл бұрын
@@joeracioppi7771 It did achieve one: Austro-Hungary managed to conquer Serbia.
@adawarehime3466
3 жыл бұрын
I can tell you like World War One, but I like all the things about World War Two. I have great appreciation and gratitude for the men who served in all wars or else there would be chaos to this day.
I love the way vox tells history. They really make it a joy to learn about our past.
@robbie6905
5 жыл бұрын
YES! More vox style channels are required to help educate the next gen
@Lizardlizard02
5 жыл бұрын
the only problem i have with it is the he pronounced Somme as some
@NotJustAnotherAverageJoe
5 жыл бұрын
They should keep doing this instead of trying to get into modern politics.
@deathreaper2352
5 жыл бұрын
@@Lizardlizard02 Right?
@warsameadam5572
5 жыл бұрын
Hemp ❤️
This is a bit of an aside, but I couldn't help thinking that this is the exact kind of story you make an Oscar-bait drama movie out of. It'd be a damn good one, too.
@sadypub5956
5 жыл бұрын
The French movie "Au revoir là haut" released in 2017 actually talks about this and received Oscars, it's a really good movie
@manooxi327
5 жыл бұрын
Tnx Sady I'll be sure to check it out
@thomascatty379
5 жыл бұрын
Sady Pub I'm happy you mentioned it, truly amazing
@tatayoyo
5 жыл бұрын
Enthused Norseman la chambre des officiers, a french movie.
@yvellebradley2502
4 жыл бұрын
The movie, Johnny Got His Gun, is based on the severe injuries a soldier received in WW1. It stars Timothy Bottoms and is filmed in black and white. The book was a great adaptation to the film.
Why couldn’t we have learned about this in high school??? This would’ve really scared us straight and showed us the true results of war back then
@yulin.n
4 жыл бұрын
In France, they show us videos and pictures way way worse than this
@XxxAbbiexxx
4 жыл бұрын
I learned about this in high school (England) but then again I took history
@popisdeadisagoodsong9997
4 жыл бұрын
@@yulin.n like what? I'm very curious!
@yulin.n
4 жыл бұрын
@@popisdeadisagoodsong9997 I don't really remember, but stuff like Francis Bacon's portraits, movies like Le pianiste and historical footage from concentration camps
@zucchini3857
3 жыл бұрын
@@yulin.n yoo the pianist is such a good movie. I watched that after it was put on netflix, I think we should honestly have watched that in history class
1:41 look at all those face casts..... those were all living people with hopes and dreams... be grateful people
@caiteybetts1423
4 жыл бұрын
It's honestly terrifying, poor men.
Never again should such a tragedy like this happen. Oh, the stupidity of war!
@futurez14
5 жыл бұрын
it is currently happpening..
@BladerINCThe_Hope
5 жыл бұрын
Jun Han Tham agreed
@emil_berth
5 жыл бұрын
Heard of Yemen, Syria etc.? Just because is isn't happening in the West doesn't mean that we haven't exported our love for violence to other places...
@DARKBassRsR
5 жыл бұрын
Truth
@TBFSJjunior
5 жыл бұрын
All while the US is at war with 7 countries, drops bombs on hospitals and even uses chemical weapons like white phosphorus or pleaded uranium.
War can be devastating. But what happened to these men, are horrible. No man should have to hide their face, or identity. It really is beyond devastating.
@vivihutson5285
5 жыл бұрын
Corntal is English your first language?
@aidanwansbrough7495
5 жыл бұрын
Corntal true. It could be though that this sort of mask helped them to cope.
@tanngerin
5 жыл бұрын
What about women?
@soundstuff253
5 жыл бұрын
@@vivihutson5285 not really sure if this was your intention but your comment comes off as a little rude. Does it really matter if it's their first language. It think we all understand what they are saying.
@d3obi
5 жыл бұрын
Bait seriously? Men were the ones who fought in war, not women. Although the women saw their husbands, uncles, brothers, etc come back injured or dead, I understand how that would be devastating for them. But it can’t change the fact that men received the worst treatment and were injured immensely, did you not see the video? - (So, what about the horses?)
WW1 is so sad. Such a cruel thing. There's a thing going on in England right now where a guy literally handstitched a small wooden body for every British soldier that died in the Somme. Really sad powerful stuff. War is hell.
@aidanzima4368
5 жыл бұрын
HarryIsTheGamingGeek he’d have to make a lot of dolls.
@EduardoEscarez
5 жыл бұрын
@@aidanzima4368 Here is that story: www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/world/europe/world-war-i-shrouds-london.html
@aidanzima4368
5 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Escarez thanks
@user-ie4tt1xp7j
5 жыл бұрын
England declared war on Germany first. Let me guess, brits never asked the Crown, aristocracy and high class for what reason their fathers and sons should fight and die?
@alisaespinoza
5 жыл бұрын
I love your profile picture and name
All of these scarred men who lived the Great War, they are all gone now. We can do nothing for them anymore, save remember not what they did in life, but how they lived their lives
@Mothlord03
5 жыл бұрын
"ReALlY?"
@navebushes5717
4 жыл бұрын
I am confused. Save not what they did in life but how they lived their lives? Surely those are the same thing
@trakan7971
3 жыл бұрын
@@navebushes5717 guy is trying to sound deep that's why the phrases repeat each other. Lol
Vox is one channel which makes me feel if you have the right mindset, then quality content just keeps on churning out!
@AlexanderGBlack
5 жыл бұрын
all things fascinating I’d say it’s about 50-50 super informative videos and pointless political babble.
@enolamo526
5 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderGBlack true
@DuffyElmer
5 жыл бұрын
By "mindset", you mean "political beliefs"
@Castornator
5 жыл бұрын
Vox makes the best videos when it has nothing to do with politics, but they can't have a right mindset when they are really bias
@patrickford9615
5 жыл бұрын
This topic is stolen. Look at the latest How Stuff Works podcast...
Vox is more History channel than History channel
@jessicaagriani
5 жыл бұрын
History channel is about.....ALIENS!
@dwightk.schrute6743
5 жыл бұрын
@Sudhish Bangarusamy and pickers
@gash9859
5 жыл бұрын
And counting cars
@economicvase3986
5 жыл бұрын
History Channel at night be like
@migalruslan
4 жыл бұрын
And ice road truckers
These almost remind me of those “disguise” glasses. You know, the ones cartoon characters wear when they need a disguise. They are pretty much the same. I wonder if this is where they came from. They seem very similar
@mindslaw4961
5 жыл бұрын
duhfireangel - Groucho Marx
@Zemog23
4 жыл бұрын
Nice apple background pfp 👍
i can’t help but feel sad, for those people who had to get prosthetics in order to feel happy, loved, or just comfortable with themselves. they could’ve been bullied, teased, and hated by people just because of their injuries. i hope they lived peacefully for the rest of their lives, and i hope they can rest peacefully wherever they went after their death.
Wow this was truly interesting. Sharing with my adult history club NOW!
@cxxxxxl
5 жыл бұрын
Stuff you should know just did a podcast about these "war masks"
@ThatRedcoat
5 жыл бұрын
Check out the Great War channel, bit late now but they've done WW1 history for every week since 2014
@Beefystumeat
5 жыл бұрын
I think the idea of an adult-or any, really- history club is unbelievably cool.
@AdamPopowski
5 жыл бұрын
@@Beefystumeat Not really.
@watchmedo635
5 жыл бұрын
An adult history club sounds so much fun!
Imagine how terrifying it must be to be in the trenches of Verdun for the first time
@CaptTerrific
5 жыл бұрын
And imagine how traumatic it must have been to go for a SECOND time (very common occurrence)
@Nugcon
5 жыл бұрын
Higgins2001 You're lucky if you get there the second time.
@MrGlostuber
5 жыл бұрын
Weren't that bad, had my Hellriegel with me to surpass 60 kills.
@aidanzima4368
5 жыл бұрын
Blyat Blyatrakov we will likely never know the feeling
@GrayFell
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrGlostuber Damn that cheat gun... op as hell.
You know what's utterly fascinating? The idea that we humans tend to preserve history and record it in any way possible. Before it was by carving stones and whatnot, and writing, drawing. Today it's photographing and videos :) It amazes me how we want to 'save' these, as to for WHO to see? The next generation or just for studying/entertainment/work purposes? Imagining to see these videos from 2040s' perspective is a mind-bending idea~
@brianswaim6779
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe by preserving these videos and photos, they're trying to prevent a similar tragedy. The famous George Santayana quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are destined to repeat it"
@uiraideszen3223
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@coronavirusokboomer9537
4 жыл бұрын
Well I mean, wars are still going on in the middle east
@vijeshkumar692
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine someone seeing this comment in 2040 or next century
Honestly these videos be teaching me more than school 💀
My great grandfather survived the battle of the Somme. It must have been hell.
The Great War channel has an interesting video on the same subject that goes into detail on the development of prosthesis and surgery throughout the war.
@YYBWDL
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@aydankhaliq2967
5 жыл бұрын
Watched it
@hassan-dw5lk
4 жыл бұрын
The Great War is boring asf
And there’s me moaning about my misfortunes...this puts things in perspective.
@Acidfrog475
4 жыл бұрын
Your troubles or my loneliness... I think everyone should have a chance to feel sad about things without getting compared to others' misfortunes. A right. I get what you mean, and I too am sad for these men I never knew, but still. Your comment was probably just a joke anyway. I just needed to get that out. I hate it when people say that.
@peterlawson777
4 жыл бұрын
Mimjan Jansson my comment wasn’t a joke, I meant it.
@chxrrybxmb8204
4 жыл бұрын
@@Acidfrog475 same
@Emilia497
4 жыл бұрын
@@Acidfrog475 everyone has the right to feel sad. But there's moments when it's good to get a good reality check and compare thyself to others to get things in perspective. So many who could have it so much worse and should appreciate what they have.
@zucchini3857
3 жыл бұрын
@@Acidfrog475 i completely agree. I feel we all deserve the right to feel down even if we may be more fortunate than others. Let some things give you another perspective but it is okay to feel down, to feel depressed, even if you haven’t gone through war, or poverty, or certain other hardships. Anyone and everyone can hurt.
My Grandpa still tells me when I go home to France about Verdun and how he lost his Grandpa and his grand uncle
@thomascatty379
5 жыл бұрын
Iskender Verdun was the definition of hell
One other devastating impact of the artillery bombardments were that huge of areas of France and Belgium were pulverised and cratered by the explosions. Because of this, much of the farmland became unusable, some say even unliveable as unexploded high explosive and gas shells could easily kill.
@TBFSJjunior
5 жыл бұрын
Germany is still finding 10 undenotated bombs each day. Evacuating parts of cities is a weekly reminder of the horrors of war. This is more due to WW2 than WW1 though.
@jamestang1227
5 жыл бұрын
@@TBFSJjunior Yeah, still many unexploded bombs from ww2. Kinda terrifying actually. You can still find ww1 shrapnel in the earth.
@jamestang1227
5 жыл бұрын
@Mr. Van Dyck I'd imagine there are A LOT in the Ypres area.
@jamestang1227
5 жыл бұрын
@Mr. Van Dyck A real shame those shells are still a threat a hundred years later.
@h4ppy3nd
5 жыл бұрын
I live where most of the fighting happened in WW1. We have houses that are sinking because they just shovelled earth back into the trenches and bomb explosion sites, and then built houses and streets over it all in a hurry. That and farmers still find bombs in fields and whatnots.
My grandfather was in WWI in France, and he was one of the few who came home to America without a disfigurement. He entertained the French troops with a handful of other soldiers. He played multiple instruments as well as performed Shakespeare and other plays. My grandfather gave hope and encouragement to those who suffered through WWI.
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” Leonardo da Vinci.
just learned about this amazing sculptor and the pioneering face prosthetic technician! thank for her talent and soul.
Honorable men. Only wish they could've been served better for their bravery.
World War I was such a waste of great beautiful men.
@sonofgodsdad3227
5 жыл бұрын
@deharleyva Jup
@coronavirusokboomer9537
4 жыл бұрын
Not really
@sont4040
4 жыл бұрын
Corona virus Ok BOoMer excuse me what
@coronavirusokboomer9537
4 жыл бұрын
@@sont4040 it helped us greatly advance medicine technology and etc, it wasn't in vain and helped billions later
@batmanslap2085
3 жыл бұрын
@@coronavirusokboomer9537 and your not gonna include the millions of people who died
Only 150 masks? The video gave the impression it was a huge part of the war aftermath.
@ericwilliams2317
4 жыл бұрын
That was just one person they were talking about, an American I believe? There was a whole industry built up in order to repair the shattered bodies, faces & minds. When tens of millions of people fight each other, the cost is unbelievable.
@Firjiwater
4 жыл бұрын
They were using them for molds, so wouldn’t that be 150 archetypes?
@dm7626
3 жыл бұрын
1 person made 150 masks , her name was anna Coleman Ladd
@owowhatsthis._.6943
3 жыл бұрын
It was kinda only a few people because no else were gonna make those face prosthetics
These people are famously known as "gueules cassées" or broken faces in french
My right ear started to hurt while watching this
Incredible, the suffering this men encountered, seeing the fatalities of war having to live with the scars and prejudice of heir wounds afterwards. My heart aches for them.
This was so, so important for so many people and helped pave the way for reconstructive surgery today.
Vox keeps on answering questions we never know we had, thank you
I had goosebumps after watching this.... 😥..
Richard Harrow, Boardwalk Empire ❤️💯
@ScarlettAlexandraS
5 жыл бұрын
Ahamad Ali was looking for someone else to mention Boardwalk Empire! 👌
the editing was absolutely amazing, i had chills the entire video
This video gave me a feeling of unsettlement and grief. The sights of men with faces torn apart by war and their stare of scarred pain is something to behold.
wars break my heart
My great-aunt wrote in a letter to my great-grandparents that her husband suffered from terrible headaches and was blinded by a bullet lodge behind one ear. She also mentioned that he had 'part of his face blown away" and that they were doing wonders with reconstruction. He didn't live a long life.
One of my favorite channels hand down! Love topics on life in old world America, so great to see this piece!
The editing and writing matched up in a way that was really really cool
War is Romantic for those who never experience it
That editing
God bless them..Thank you all for your service!
Besides the content, whose quality can vary from video to video, Vox's graphic identity is pure gold. I truly enjoy your videos just for their aesthetic beauty.
That amount of artillery fire in Somme, is quite more than just *some* artillery fire.
This topic was a Stuff You Should Know episode two days ago!
@connomck
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad someone else noticed! Came down here to point that out. It makes you wonder if there's some idea sharing going on or just a coincidence 🤔
@SunsetInStone
5 жыл бұрын
No, it's a coincidence because these videos take more than 2 days to make.
@Gr95dc
5 жыл бұрын
So? Only one channel can share history?
@selenastratsukino7695
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that we can plagiarize History. No but seriously, is that a big deal ? they talk about History. There's nothing to copy from that because everyone already knows that.
Really appreciate the time and effort given to recognize these veterans of war. This reminds of a 2017 french movie 《 au revoir là-haut 》 where the main protagonist also made his own masks after his face was injured in wwi
When I was a very young child, I heard about the horrors of the Great War, I was ill for a week or more, I had never known death on such a scale. I recall crying on and off for a week or more; my parents were so concerned about me. Those events still affect me to this day. When I was at an age to understand what had happened, my parents told me that many of my family members fought and died in the Great War. It is hard to imagine what happened all those years ago, I feel a great sadness deep inside me.
Stuff You Should Know Just did an episode on war masks. Very interesting subject.
Just for reference it’s pronounced ‘the somm’ rather than ‘some’. The First World War was truly a horrific and pointless tragedy and I think some part of it will always linger in the minds of people particularly from Britain and France. I remember reading a Wilfred Owen poem in class when I was 10 and tearing up, the tragedy felt so immediate and so real. Really good video though.
how is no one talking about the chilling music and sound effects in the background? really makes this video a 10/10 in my book
So amazing, people in history and currently, never cease to amaze me with their care through unspeakable tragedy and hardship, what an awesome woman : )
Stuff you should know just released a podcast about it, it is very good.
Woah, such a interesting topic to make a video on
This video really hit hard 💔 Keep up the good work vox. I’m always amaze with the different topics covered
I really love this channel. It provides alot of information and the sources of it are incredible. You earned my subscription.
I'm here for dem Boardwalk Empire comments
@suleimanmustafa1473
5 жыл бұрын
PAKTRA PRODUCTIONS Richard Harrow
@danieldeburgh8437
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@edwardliu111
5 жыл бұрын
What? Seriously?
@onamaska
5 жыл бұрын
hey it's the way i first learned about it!
@KinGizzard
5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't even mention it, really. I do believe Richard was my favorite character on that show.
If you want to see a good film about this subject you need to watch "au revoir là haut", or even read the book if you want so, I saw the movie and read the book it's quite good :)
Watching this while loading into a BF1 match. It's crazy that literally 100 years ago, I would've been on the frontline among the carnage but now we can simulate the experience to a sense
man this is so interesting i need an hour long documentary
Stuff You Should Know just did an amazing podcast on this!
@connomck
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad someone else noticed! Came down here to point that out. It makes you wonder if there's some idea sharing going on or just a coincidence 🤔
@whoami5960
5 жыл бұрын
@@connomck Are you just copy and pasting the exact same response to every person who points out the SYSK podcast?
Never forget 😢
Just amazing. Over 100 years ago, this lady sculpter contributed so much to the wounded soldiers.
I wasnt strong enough to watch this, but to see what people gave for my freedom will never cease to amaze or inspire me
My great uncle fell at the Somme-he lied his age in order to join the war effort--all the way from South Africa...
Related to this video, I strongly suggest the French movie '' See You Up There '', or '' Au Revoir Là-Haut ''
To see what was beneath the mask, and to learn that those men were wearing masks in the first place, made me gasp. I never new about this. But to learn about Ann Coleman Ladd, who made these masks, made me happy to know that in such a dark and horrific time in history, she would spread such hope💙
It's amazing those films exist, they sure had the vision to preserve those moments. Keep it up vox, content it's been great as usual.
Listen I can’t believe people praise Vox for how good and well researched and accurate their other videos are but complain about the political ones being “fake news” or biased. They put exactly as much work, research and dedication into those. You all just call them biased because the facts they present make you uncomfortable. VOX IS RIGHT ABOUT THIS DEMOCRACY AND THEY SHOULD SAY IT
@Rateptaker
5 жыл бұрын
People call them biased because they always lean left.
@adorabasilwinterpock6035
5 жыл бұрын
They constantly focus on how bad Republicans are. They are like the liberal Fox News, tecnically using facts but its so slanted it doesnt matter.
@MrZombiPineapple
5 жыл бұрын
@@Rateptaker It is the truth that leans left.
@iamsosorry3175
5 жыл бұрын
Theodore Roosevelt wow it’s almost like the majority of republicans are hateful, prejudiced people.
@layla1423xo
5 жыл бұрын
All I can say is that if Vox constantly finds so much truthful, evidence backed, damning information about Republicans then maybe it’s worth reevaluating your loyalty. And we all know Fox operates on fear tactics, not facts....In fact, I’m pretty sure there’s Vox video about that.
Reminds me of the masked character from Boardwalk Empire
Never stop learning about the past. Not only to learn from it, but to also know the sacrifices that were made.
Wow! The editing in this is Amazing!
Am I the only one who instantly thought about that lady from the Wonder Woman movie?
@smoker_joe
5 жыл бұрын
Mostly the character of Richard Harrow in Boardwalk Empire
@plshavegoodtime7697
4 жыл бұрын
Nope
I just heard a Stuff You Should Know episode on this...
@AdamKeogh91
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone surprised that Vox is just copying other creators?
This was a beautiful piece of journalism. Bravo.
I adore this series! utterly fascinating
Tip: Don’t watch this directly before bed unless you want to feel extremely on edge
It reminds me of that character on boardwalk empire? Richard Harlow
Imagine what could be done today with reconstructive surgery. And these young men had to live the rest of their lives that way. It was such a pointless war. So many lives lost over nothing but pride. My father said growing up the WW1 vets were the old guys marching in the parades. It makes you realize that even though it's been a hundred years, in the grand scheme of things that isn't very long ago. May we never forget.
I think is heartwarming she tried to give those men some sense of "normality", although nothing would ever be the same for them!
As wore by Doctor Poison in the Wonder Woman movie.
1:03 Yes, the devastating Battle of the Sum
@genericTC2ber
4 жыл бұрын
78 + 23 = 101
Very sad it makes my heart cry for those poor victims in all wars.wish we could all live together
this is the vox i signed up for, creative, interesting stories i didnt know about, good editing and really feeling everything you are talking about, great job but you guys let yourselves down throughout the last year or so even though youve pushed out some of the best content to date
When he pronounced ‘somme’ as ‘sum’
It horrified me when they said there was almost ww3 after watching this
@juliomaldonado4028
4 жыл бұрын
Ww3 was not going to explode over Iran.
Truly interesting :) keep it up!
This is the kind of video we want. Thanks, Vox
Luckly there was no other such global conflict after the first world war... wait, why's it called first?
@whoami5960
5 жыл бұрын
Heard of the Second World War?
@jjtc6881
5 жыл бұрын
Heard of Vietnam, Iraq ..... Afganistan...? --> Iran? NK?
@Matt-fh4bk
5 жыл бұрын
@@whoami5960 r/woosh
@mikaelnadal6661
5 жыл бұрын
Who Am I? R/whoooosh
@ericwilliams2317
4 жыл бұрын
Wait, are you being serious??? Never heard of World War 2.....you know, the one where over 50 million people died....1939 to 1945......hello, anyone in there?
It's a bit sad to see that you didn't take testimonies by the actual soldiers who wore these masks into account.
@torilazzalini-machecler5268
5 жыл бұрын
The last combatant died in 2009
@IsomerMashups
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I, too, wish they had resurrected them for comment.
I was so scared to watch it but i cant seem to stop either. Great job Vox!
This video actually reminded me of the fact that my great grandfather, which I have never met, actually also got injured around his cheek in WW1. My grandmother told me that this injury never healed, so he had to wear a face mask to conceal the injury. While the face mask was humiliating, the injury was also very sensitive to heat and cold. The winter time was therefore a painful reminder of his injury....