Understanding The Past Requires Pretending That You

Wars Damage The Civilian Society As Much As They Damage The Enemy. Soldiers Never Get Over It.

If Truth Is The Main Casualty In War, Ambiguity Is Another.

Before The Development Of Tourism, Travel Was Conceived To Be Like Study, And It's Fruits Were Considered To Be The Adornment Of The Mind And The Formation Of The Judgment.

Today The Somme Is A Peaceful But Sullen Place, Unforgetting And Unforgiving. ... To Wander Now Over The Fields Destined To Extrude Their Rusty Metal Fragments For Centuries Is To Appreciate In The Most Intimate Way The Permanent Reverberations Of July, 1916. When The Air Is Damp You Can Smell Rusted Iron Everywhere, Even Though You See Only Wheat And Barley.

Things Without Defense: Insects, Kittens, Small Boys.