well I will answer this question briefly: my dad has been out of my life since I was seventeen. And he hated my obsession with ww2. paricularly the nazis. My fathers father was in the Waffen SS. both of my parents tried to keep this from me as they were ashamed of the fact. I wish I could have talked to this man about his wartime experiences but he wasn't the loquacious type. actually, he wasn't very pleasant at all.

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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility:but when the blast of war blows in our ears,then imitate the action of the tiger;stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;then lend the eye a terrible aspect. William Shakespeare