http://www.historynet.com/ken-burns-communicating-the-experience-of-war.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 22 May 2013 17:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/ken-burns-communicating-the-experience-of-war.htm#comment-815280 jane elizabeth caldwell Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:25:24 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681265#comment-815280 The quote by Olver wendelholem really drew me into the documentary. A NZer in NZ, the American civil War is not usually on my mind but this extraordinary or \ccurrence where all men in the south were fighting all men in the north seems profound in describing the differences between the two areas. How does it impact on modern history? Rather how does it not? Very moving quote and one that sets an exemplar for describing how people live together during war. Relevant certainly for all the armed conflicts that are occurring now. I think that the American civil war revolutionized the arms industry - perhaps established it.did the war set the precedent that all people had a right to own a gun. Did the National Rifle Association orginate from the south? I wander and waffle . Jane Caldwell The quote by Olver wendelholem really drew me into the documentary. A NZer in NZ, the American civil War is not usually on my mind but this extraordinary or
\ccurrence where all men in the south were fighting all men in the north seems profound in describing the differences between the two areas. How does it impact on modern history? Rather how does it not? Very moving quote and one that sets an exemplar for describing how people live together during war. Relevant certainly for all the armed conflicts that are occurring now. I think that the American civil war revolutionized the arms industry – perhaps established it.did the war set the precedent that all people had a right to own a gun. Did the National Rifle Association orginate from the south? I wander and waffle . Jane Caldwell

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