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I daresay this sounds a lot like the drums and trumpets history that the author isn't particularly fond of.



No yeah, I wrote in my article that this thing is “amazingly intense, aggressive, rooted in French military pride and filled with the glories of warmongering.” But the gist is that they look into it to make sure they don’t repeat mistakes and so that they understand their past so they can better appreciate how good life is now.


Good call and well said!




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