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Into History

Aug 2009, Vol. 154, No. 4
By Hew Strachan

The death of Harry Patch, the last remaining British First World War veteran, is a sad reminder that our recollection of the Great War will now be mediated by the written word, rather than oral testimony. Advising against sentimentality, Hew Strachan situates Patch's death in the passage of time, enjoining Journal readers to remember all the faces of bygone wars within the complex web of history.

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