World War

War – is commemoration the same as glorification?

Australians commemorate Anzac Day  (25 April) or Remembrance Day (11 November) with mixed emotions. Some still see it as a time to venerate brave soldiers and remember ‘the fallen’.  Others take the opportunity to point again to the futility of war. Remembering wars brings out all sorts of emotions: mawkish sentimentality, strident nationalism, grief for young lives lost […]

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