tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3407817209828631793..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The True Cost of War by Julie SummersMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39008434971314470942016-07-30T12:32:28.495+01:002016-07-30T12:32:28.495+01:00Yes, very important point. The resonances of war g...Yes, very important point. The resonances of war go right through the generations, on both sides, which is partly why it's so hard to build peace in Northern Ireland, the Balkans..I certainly felt the destructive influence of war, from war-damaged civilians. After all, even in insular Britain, the 20th century put everyone in the firing line, even, to some extent, in the First World War. And then there were the casualties of childhood evacuation, too.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69917089988466366422016-07-28T16:13:00.120+01:002016-07-28T16:13:00.120+01:00Thanks Julie for this reminder that even those of ...Thanks Julie for this reminder that even those of us born during 'peace' were influenced by war. My father fought in the First World War, but didn't die from it until 1957 (lungs damaged by gas) by which time he left 5 little semi-orphans - 2 of whom were born during, and affected by, the Blitz. He lived through WWII, still suffering from PTSD from WWI.Janie Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474227107768216646noreply@blogger.com