To: mountaineer
I bought the book and read it right through.It is well-written and scholarly at the same time.What is particularly interesting and sad is the level of participation by Jews in the armed forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War 1.Rigg documents this at the beginning of the book.Jews served in large numbers and took many casualties in the service of what they believed were their nations.Many rose to high rank.The thanks they got was to be considered non-persons.It illustrates the insanity of calssifying people en masse,instead of letting them rise or fall on their own intrinsic qualities.That is what sets the US apart from most other countries,with maybe a few exceptions like Australia or Canada.
To: RichardsSweetRose
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