This meditation on World War II and memory is probably my favorite essay ever: "Losing the War" by Lee Sandlin https://www.leesandlin.com/articles/LosingTheWa

This meditation on World War II and memory is probably my favorite essay ever: "Losing the War" by Lee Sandlin https://www.leesandlin.com/articles/LosingTheWar.htm https://www.leesandlin.com/articles/LosingTheWar.htm Sandlin refers to Fussell's writings on the war too. It's long, but every time I look it up I end up re-reading all of it.