How I Won the War by Patrick Ryan

Author:Patrick Ryan [Ryan, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Literary, General
ISBN: 9780571290215
Google: AZVYdgPZ5sIC
Amazon: B007VOVZJ8
Publisher: Faber Finds
Published: 2012-03-12T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Every time any of us went home to England we were struck by the intensity of the hatred of the enemy . . . the people were under a daily barrage of propaganda. Since they had no direct physical contact with the Germans, the German soldier was little by little invested with a monstrosity and savagery that was almost inhuman. . . . The experiences of the soldier in the field up to this point were, in the main, quite different. As soon as he met a German prisoner he observed that to all outward appearances he was a normal human being. A bit pompous, perhaps, and wooden, but still just another man. After the fight was over the reaction of the average soldier on seeing the prisoners was to think: “Well, the poor dumb beggars, they certainly bought it. They've had it.” And he would hand out his cigarettes.

ALAN MOOREHEAD

Eclipse

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