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Studs Terkel's collection of interviews with various populations of the USA in The Good War is a good antidote to overromanticization of World War 2 conditions.
by stevenwoo 1y ago
Studs Terkel's collection of interviews with various populations of the USA in The Good War is a good antidote to overromanticization of World War 2 conditions.
- southernplaces7 1y agoVery much agreed, as are many other narratives, from both soldiers and civilians about the more cynical aspects and hardships of that purpose filled time. The people childishly downvoting my comment expressing a desire to not be forced into a vast government project of destruction and death would do well to read such texts.
- mitthrowaway2 1y agoYour comment is being downvoted not because they disagree with the noble opinion you express, but because you were misreading the comment you replied to, making yours a beautifully-written non-sequitur in context.
- dredmorbius 1y agoAnd if that's not enough for you, there's the Studs Terkel Radio Archive, which is an absolute treasure: <https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/ https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/> (There's a related podcast, though it appears on hiatus: <https://studs.show/ https://studs.show/>).
- southernplaces7 1y agoThis is wonderful! Thanks for the link. I appreciate Terkel's work but didn't know about this particular source.
- dredmorbius 1y agoEnjoy! It really is amazing. Studs ran a daily program from the 1950s through at least the 1990s, and possibly into the 2000s. The sampling, depth, and breath is absolutely incredible.