But then this is rather a critique of teaching history no? It's basically impossible for anyone to get a good appreciation for any historic subject from studyin

But then this is rather a critique of teaching history no? It's basically impossible for anyone to get a good appreciation for any historic subject from studying history. You can read books about WW2 nonstop and it would be futile, hell, I could tell you about what I did last weekend but I'm afraid you just had to be there.