But why this need to change our past? Because as George Orwell said, ‘Who controls the past controls the future.’ The British publishers helped by acting as gatekeepers, blocking authors who dared to tell the truth about the war and General Haig.
Good for him. I wasn't too sure about the poppy on the Titan edition. It felt rather depressing and also 'official'. Of course the poppy is today used for propaganda purposes, more than when the Titan editions started. The good news is that the Rebellion editions have a small white poppy on the spine
My grandfather, due to an accident of birth - born in 1900 - ended up drafted in both world wars. WW1 taught him to be a sailor, and to detest war. Then, being an orphan, working-class and Scottish (so no other options), he was in the merchant navy during the interregnum. He married late, had two kids in quick succession, then was forced back into WW2 - in his 40s. Four years away from his young family.
He never wore a poppy or acknowledged Remembrance Day; he was a sailor when Haig started all that self-aggrandising, downright evil rubbish and, to the day he died, my grandfather referred to Haig as a butcher.
Not much to add to what Moore, Wagner and Gibbons had to say about CW. A truly magnificent story that transcends its medium in so many ways.
Tragically, war as evidenced by current events, remains highly lucrative business in more ways than one. I pity all those called up to front lines. "Fortunate Son" remains as relevant as ever.
Many thanks Pat. CW will remain a celebrated defiant outlier in its anti war message.
Good for him. I wasn't too sure about the poppy on the Titan edition. It felt rather depressing and also 'official'. Of course the poppy is today used for propaganda purposes, more than when the Titan editions started. The good news is that the Rebellion editions have a small white poppy on the spine
My grandfather, due to an accident of birth - born in 1900 - ended up drafted in both world wars. WW1 taught him to be a sailor, and to detest war. Then, being an orphan, working-class and Scottish (so no other options), he was in the merchant navy during the interregnum. He married late, had two kids in quick succession, then was forced back into WW2 - in his 40s. Four years away from his young family.
He never wore a poppy or acknowledged Remembrance Day; he was a sailor when Haig started all that self-aggrandising, downright evil rubbish and, to the day he died, my grandfather referred to Haig as a butcher.
Not much to add to what Moore, Wagner and Gibbons had to say about CW. A truly magnificent story that transcends its medium in so many ways.
Tragically, war as evidenced by current events, remains highly lucrative business in more ways than one. I pity all those called up to front lines. "Fortunate Son" remains as relevant as ever.
Many thanks Pat. CW will remain a celebrated defiant outlier in its anti war message.