[lit-ideas] Re: Young men, old men, and the concept of war
- From: epostboxx@xxxxxxxx
- To: Lit-Ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 19:54:48 +0200
Given today’s date (the Fourth of July) I feel I have been particularly remiss
in writing on the role of the mercenary in war without direct reference to the
American War of Independence. It seems more than a little inappropriate for me
to have written about American mercenaries on this day, while ignoring ‘the
other side of the coin’ (so to speak).
I have not a great deal of knowledge about that war, but have a ‘vague idea’
about that conflict including German-language (Hessian) mercenaries fighting
against (un- or poorly-paid) American militiamen. Perhaps someone could briefly
fill me — and other list members — in.
Chris Bruce,
acknowledging a valuable lesson
learned from Christopher Hitchens, in
Kiel, Germany
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