I really don't want this comment to go somewhere weird, but... I think the experience of war sharpens the desire to see the world made a better place. Most people come out of the darkness of war and see the value of life, and this often permeates their attitude in how they want to leave the world. I think war brings out the altruism in people.
Let's hope education about previous wars can have the same effect. War docos make me feel very fortunate and grateful and not at all complacent. A good war doco takes you to a dark place, some have left me shaking my head in disbelief and reflecting a lot.
But anyway, how about that rack and pinion animation! Finally I get why it's so effective at safely pulling an old steam train up a steep slope. I honestly was foggy on how the continuous engine motion translated into alternating cycles of locking and linear motion. So simple though.
> Let's hope education about previous wars can have the same effect. War docos make me feel very fortunate and grateful and not at all complacent. A good war doco takes you to a dark place, some have left me shaking my head in disbelief and reflecting a lot.
Not a war docu, but still eye opening. A 1969 documentary about a boy leaving his hair-dressing apprenticeship to join the British army.
> First transmitted in 1968, documentary following Martin May, an apprentice ladies hairdresser, who decides to join 'a man's world' - the Junior Leaders Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps. The programme follows him as he begins his training with a group of recruits.
This boy, Martin May, is only 15 when he joins.
(I have no idea if BBC iPlayer programmes are viewable outside the UK. There's probably some method to do so).
