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You are right on the pronunciation point, however the Tommies got round it anyway and referred to Ypres as Wipers. Where there's a will.....

That's ok, you are more than welcome. Difficult to say, I try not to apply contemporary values to historical events. They were the times then, we find it difficult to understand now. It's not therefore a matter of right or wrong it was just what happened years ago.

You are wrong millions volunteered on both sides, various reasons but national pride was a key element. Don't believe me, then I recommend you study for a masters of First World War studies at Birmingham University and educate yourself. Sadly WW1 was necessary.......a young belligerent Germany...

Many volunteered to fight for a cause, they willingly sacrificed their lives on the alter of that cause. It may not be fashionable to accept this position these days, but denying those who died fighting for a cause they believed in is an insult to their memory. War is terrible but sometimes...