Good advice! I get inspired to learn more about the real history of a period when I read a really relationship-focused book on that period. This is why I know a ton about WWI from the Canadian perspective, and only just recently found out waht the Dunkirk evacuation was in WWII-- just hadn't run across literature that referenced it yet.
Ian McEwan's wrenching but beautiful novel Atonement has a section that takes place during the Dunkirk evacuation. It's one of my favorite parts of the book.
Wikipedia told me that in the process of writing these comments, yes! Now I want to read it. I read Blackout last weekend and that got me all excited about Dunkirk.
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Date: 2010-02-15 04:04 pm (UTC)Really. Forget about the dates, and concentrate on the relationships.
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