History

Discussion in 'General' started by Gerry Chester, Mar 27, 2005.

  1. Gerry Chester

    Gerry Chester WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    For one reason or another, there seems to be an increasing tendency to re-write history, especially insofar as WW II is concerned, by one-sided interpretation, reluctance to accept facts, et cetera. Going even further, one reads, in other fora, postings at times quite heated discussing a "what if" topic.

    Any thoughts?

    "Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them."
    Leo Tolstoy,


    "History is principally the inaccurate narration of events which ought not to have happened."
    Anthropologist Ernest Albert Hooten
     
  2. Kieron Hill

    Kieron Hill Senior Member

    "Never mind the critisisms, let us get
    the facts right, then people will judge
    for themselves"

    Earl Haig

    Cheers
    Kieron
     
  3. smc66

    smc66 Member

    Facts are fine but whose version do you believe?
     
  4. Kiwiwriter

    Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member

    I think Clemenceau said "History is a series of strange tricks that the living play upon the dead." After reading the garbage spewed by Holocaust deniers, I think he's right.
     

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