ban daniels crusted with pus, strangled cries of horse voices, gangrene flesh on a leg.the thought unsettled him. he was scheduled to return to the front the next day. he didn't want to see all those black and yellow sights again. four days later he was killed. his opinion of the hollowness of glory well defined the ex peeshs of the great war. the symbol of the iron cross took on two meanings. one, the symbol of courage and fortitude. the other, the emblem of suffering and death. one was the vision of the strategist and politicians with the medal ought to symbolize. the other was a vision of the soldiers, those who remembered high minded ideals, love of country and patriotism were essential to the human character. how could such a transformation happen so quickly? i would contend that the sweeping forces of organization accounted for the speed with which humanity destroyedist from 1914 to 1918.t2pqf strategist plans accelerated that the restraints were broken down. in short the emphasis on order and organization produced the senselessness and chaos that marked the battle