Elizabeth Samet - Courage to Write a Realistic Account of Those Who Fought WWII

The kicker is that she teaches at West Point and is the loving daughter of a WWII veteran. America views WWII and the veterans who fought it through beer goggles and has for many years. She had the courage to write the truth about why young men (and women) signed up to fight. I'm a $$ guy - if you know history, you know that the US was coming from a state of deep depression and had a HUGE population of poor hillbillies, white trash, “restless urban youths” and negroes. The idea of a Federal Reserve playing "Mommy" to corporations and individuals and sending out "stimmies" had not at that time been hatched. At that time, if you were poor, you were also hungry and looking for a job (legitimate or criminal did not matter if the money was there). Uncle Sam was offering you a job if you didn't mind getting shot at and doing group calisthenics with a bunch of other losers.