[lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:27:19 -0700
Fat Man,
I was struck by Bowman's approach to the history of Honor. He develops his
history almost completely through literary sources. Anyone with a
foundation in literature would, I suspect, enjoy this book (recommended to
be by a lurker, btw). Bowman approach is similar to Edward Said's in
Orientalism.
I'm surprised that you and Irene and Andreas are so dead set on giving the
Soviets extra credit for dying in such huge numbers. The Marine Corps has a
very different way of looking at such matters. We were told that we should
do our best to make sure the enemy did the dying, not us. But, to each his
own.
Lawrence
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
Lawrence,
OK, if you insist. You can call me Dr. so & so professor of Soviet and
American Histrionics in Harvard Yard. It is unfortunate that this professor
has no room in his nest for tons of books to reference at a moment's notice,
especially books written by and for film buffs on war. I am going to run out
now and get Robert Ebert's latest book on WWI. I will let you know who won.
You do not have to take me seriously if you do not want to. You have my
permission.
You still refuse to give millions of dead Soviet soldiers credit for what
they did for the world. Now that is serious.
Fat Man
Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As to the first, your distinction as someone who eats no fat probably
doesn't qualify you to make pronouncements Dr. so & so, professor of Soviet
and American history teaching at Harvard,. If you want to identify yourself
as Dr. so & so, professor of Soviet and American history teaching at
Harvard, or perhaps even some lesser distinction, I might consider changing
paying closer attention to what you say -- maybe. But as it is I have read
and have sited references which indicate something other than you with
capital-letters suggest. Also, there is a book by Tuyl entitled Feeding the
Bear (1989) which according to reviews provides detail on what we provided
to the USSR. Also, consider a review of this more recent book [Lawrence]:
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