The french was lager then the Germans and they had more money because the Germans had to pay the french for the treaty
Dangerous. Poor ventilation, little to no health and safety measures, dusty, hot.
The colony's (tobacco producing) leadership changed repeatedly, its inhabitants suffered an extraordinarily high death rate, and, with the company seeking a quick profit, supplies from England proved inadequate.
I believe the common themes would be courage and patirotism.
All of the stories above depict the sacrifice that characters made for the glory of their own country.
In number the stars for example, it revolves around the life of the characters in denmark during the invasion period by Germany.
Aerial warfare really became prevalent during World War one. It was the first time we see dogfight but not really bombing raids because of the crude nature of the planes.