i think this ought to be required as part of the teaching of history, so often all we are taught is the politics & battles, of course it may be nowadays but it certainly was not when i was schooled.
I agree. The problem is despite the working-class doing tge heavy lifting in wars, they are treated as background scenery to embellish the Iives of the middle and upper classes when a nation is in conflict.
i think this ought to be required as part of the teaching of history, so often all we are taught is the politics & battles, of course it may be nowadays but it certainly was not when i was schooled.
I agree. The problem is despite the working-class doing tge heavy lifting in wars, they are treated as background scenery to embellish the Iives of the middle and upper classes when a nation is in conflict.