I just thought it was near how he focused on the horror of warfare in WW1. Something that was usually overshadowed in American highschool education because WW2 was the big topic.
He simultaneously flip-flopped between "was is hell and terrible" to "hey isn't this weapon system cool?"
I just thought it was near how he focused on the horror of warfare in WW1. Something that was usually overshadowed in American highschool education because WW2 was the big topic.
He simultaneously flip-flopped between "was is hell and terrible" to "hey isn't this weapon system cool?"
He had probably just read The Face of Battle by John Keegan and riffed from there.
I think he did mention that at some point, but I listened to it like 7 years ago and don't feel like relistening to a 17 hour podcast