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    The document is a propaganda poem from World War I that aims to encourage young men to join the army. It uses sports imagery and comparisons of bravery and cowardice on the battlefield to a game in order to portray fighting in the war as exciting and heroic. The poem encourages men to enlist by questioning who would want to sit on the sidelines when they could experience the glory and fame of battle.

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    The document is a propaganda poem from World War I that aims to encourage young men to join the army. It uses sports imagery and comparisons of bravery and cowardice on the battlefield to a game in order to portray fighting in the war as exciting and heroic. The poem encourages men to enlist by questioning who would want to sit on the sidelines when they could experience the glory and fame of battle.

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    The document is a propaganda poem from World War I that aims to encourage young men to join the army. It uses sports imagery and comparisons of bravery and cowardice on the battlefield to a game in order to portray fighting in the war as exciting and heroic. The poem encourages men to enlist by questioning who would want to sit on the sidelines when they could experience the glory and fame of battle.

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    Who's For The Game

    Uploaded by

    Nicolo Cattaruzza
    The document is a propaganda poem from World War I that aims to encourage young men to join the army. It uses sports imagery and comparisons of bravery and cowardice on the battlefield to a game in order to portray fighting in the war as exciting and heroic. The poem encourages men to enlist by questioning who would want to sit on the sidelines when they could experience the glory and fame of battle.

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    Who’s for the Game?

    Jesse Pope

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