1. My great-grandfather was a soldier in the First World War.
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9. Not just French and British: you can't understand Spanish Civil War without appreciating Franco's advantage of having Moroccan troops.
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10. At the background of WWI was German anxiety that France & Britain had global empires, which included supply of imperial troops.
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@HeerJeet My great-grandfather (a Lithuanian Jew) fought as part of a Canadian regiment before US entered WWI. -
@Jesselansner Have you read Philip Roth's Plot Against America? Touches on that (in fantasy way). - Show replies
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@HeerJeet@WhiteMughalsFan Expendable colonial resources.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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