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>> >>Which brings me to a marvellous book I have just finished (now for >DAvid Cannadines essays, his Class was brilliant): Modris Eksteins, >Rites of Spring, which is about the cultural background to the >Great WAr culminating in Adolf. A brilliant book. In the Paul Fussell >class. . >But Eksteins book (1989) is one to note and I must look out for >more of him. > >Douglas, it's been some years but I support this recommendation, a very >interesting analysis. I've only recently got hold of Fussell's The Great >War and Modern Memory (when I say recently, I mean last year so the title >may be askew) but it was fascinating. As one who's been moderately immersed >in the Great War most of my life, I felt at times as if I was reading about >myself. Right down to the roses and poppies. Very interesting on irony, >too. His book about the second World War (years ago and the title's >completely gone) was one of the most depressing books I've read about the >war. A little too big to tackle in a few sentences. Geraldine ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%