[lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:51:21 -0400
Lawrence, I know I'm not allowed to answer when you address posts to other
people, but the enemy did do the dying. And it wasn't the Americans who killed
the enemy on that front. If you write back and say how terrible it was for the
Americans in the Pacific where Americans did die, then Americans are a bunch of
slobbering war mongers. I notice that John McCain is antiwar BTW. Maybe
you're saying the Russians are stupid for fighting the Germans? The Americans
COULDN'T help the Russians in Stalingrad or Leningrad. Rather than give
credit for an unbelievable effort, you belittle it. Really, what is your
point?
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 9/10/2006 8:27:13 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
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
From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jack Spratt
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:08 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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