I've been doing a lot of reading on the First World War and thinking about how it affected what came later. When I read about Hitler's view of the world, I can'

I've been doing a lot of reading on the First World War and thinking about how it affected what came later. When I read about Hitler's view of the world, I can't help but wonder if it was forged in the savage darwinian struggle of trench warfare. It strikes me as the mentality of a generation that has been brutalized by violence, and is now convinced that violent struggle is all that matters.