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Compare the attitude to war in Tennyson's 'Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Owen.  

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Compare the attitude to war in Tennyson's 'Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Owen. The Crimean war started in 1853 and ended three years later in 1856. It was fought between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Britain and Sardinia on the other. The fighting took place mainly in Turkey. The technology of the Crimean war was not that good. They used gunpowder, as it was one of the best fighting resources that they had. The main problem though with using gunpowder was that it caused a lot of smoke and that made it very hard to see on the battlefield. So because of this they wore bright red uniforms so that they could see each other. But the only problem with that was that the enemy could also see them quite clearly so they would be fairly easy targets. Another main resource in the...

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