On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:51:30 -0500, Erinnerungen <ugh@bingbam.com> wrote:
>You know what Charles, you're absolutely right. My personal opinion
>would be that even mentioning the conduct of a few American servicemen
>in Vietnam, or anywhere else in the same context as the German army in
>World War II is an abomination. Further it is a libel on the US
>military of the type usually heard from the anti-military types in
>this country (US) who are adept at guilt by association)
>My fault entirely for being too quick with the cut & paste and not
>reading, and understanding, what I'm pasting. In general I like Robert
>Kershaw's books but in this case he is dead wrong when it comes to the
>American military.
>
>My apologies for letting that get past me. I'm actually embarrassed
>about it.
>
>Erinnerungen
I didn't realize you were quoting Kershaw. The attribution on the last line of
your post eluded me until I went back and re-read it. His editorializing
frequently seems to white-wash and justify the behavior of the Nazi armed
forces.
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