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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 775915" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>I didn't really care for the video because it seemed like an attempt to manipulate people's emotions rather than being educational, and I find that sort of stuff rather off putting. At the same time I don't think it was inherently political or "pro war" and I'm sure the producer's only intent was to honor the veterans who have fought for this country, I just didn't like their methodology. I'm kind of a military history buff and I think it's important to understand not just why wars are fought but also the human cost, and in addition to books that give a strategic overview of battles I've read some pretty gripping first person accounts, in particular <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Old-Breed-At-Peleliu-Okinawa/dp/0891419063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286796703&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em>With the Old Breed</em> </a>by Eugene Sledge and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286796800&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><em>The Forgotten Soldier</em></a> by Guy Sajer. Both of those books are on the Commandant's reading list and with good reason, as real understanding is the key to real appreciation.</p><p>Even though I didn't like the video much, I think it's a shame that in our current political atmosphere something like that would be a flash point because I'm sure that's not the way it was intended.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 775915, member: 4805"] I didn't really care for the video because it seemed like an attempt to manipulate people's emotions rather than being educational, and I find that sort of stuff rather off putting. At the same time I don't think it was inherently political or "pro war" and I'm sure the producer's only intent was to honor the veterans who have fought for this country, I just didn't like their methodology. I'm kind of a military history buff and I think it's important to understand not just why wars are fought but also the human cost, and in addition to books that give a strategic overview of battles I've read some pretty gripping first person accounts, in particular [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Old-Breed-At-Peleliu-Okinawa/dp/0891419063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286796703&sr=8-1"][I]With the Old Breed[/I] [/URL]by Eugene Sledge and [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286796800&sr=1-1"][I]The Forgotten Soldier[/I][/URL] by Guy Sajer. Both of those books are on the Commandant's reading list and with good reason, as real understanding is the key to real appreciation. Even though I didn't like the video much, I think it's a shame that in our current political atmosphere something like that would be a flash point because I'm sure that's not the way it was intended. [/QUOTE]
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