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Military history must never stray from the tragic story of killing. Wars are the sum of battles, battles that tally individual human beings killing and dying. To write of Conflict is not to describe merely the superior rifles of Imperial Troops or the matchless edge of the Roman Gladius, but ultimately the collision of a machine-gun bullet with the brow of an adolescent, or the carving and ripping of artery and organ in the belly of an anonymous Gaul. To speak of war in any other fashion brings with it a sort of immorality. Euphemism in battle narrative or the omission of graphic killing altogether is a near criminal offense of the military historian.- Dr Victor Davis Hanson Stanford University
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 05:14:07 +0000

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