Interestingly enough a number of the WW2 vets I encountered expressed deep sympathy for the Vietnam veterans. Something akin to "there but for the grace of god, and twenty years, go I. We were treated like heros, and they were spat on, but we were all just doing our part and serving our country".

I've been trying to read Undaunted Courage (Ambroses Louis and Clark book) and it is a tough slog - very detail oriented and really quite boring to be totally honest. I think the best thing about Ambroses WW2 books is that they are very accessible, read-able and entertaining. His focus on the men on the ground and…

Last year I spent a few months volunteering at the National WW2 museum and got to meet a lot of WW2 veterans. Some were in better shape than others, but I was surprised at how many were open to sharing their experience of the war. I always assumed that this generation of men never spoke of it, but I guess either the…

Dan Carlin! Those Hardcore History podcasts take him 3-4 months to complete. Worth the wait though, loving the current WW1 series.

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the pulitzer committe has ways to try to shut that whole thing down