In Britain and Europe, no event is less forgotten than World War I, or 'The Great War,' as it was called until 1939.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
War is by no means something glamorous, and I don't think that should ever be forgotten.
The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.
Speaking as somebody who is half English and half Hungarian, World War I still seems to me a familiar and seismic event, as if it had only just ended.
I think it's good that we're sometimes reminded of important events in history.
We... our war began September the 3rd 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany, and thereafter the great state of danger in England at that time, with the bombings, necessitated the evacuation of children.
Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.
Britain in 1939 and 1940 really thought they were going to lose the war. It looked like they were going to lose. There was bombing every day, and people were literally starving.
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.
A historical event represents the best and the worst of that moment.
World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.