Elizabeth Samet on American Amnesia
from the riley rock report Hosted by Tim Riley
Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness(Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2021) 80 years ago on June 10th, 1943, the Allied forces invaded Sicily in Operation Husky, a battle that lasted six weeks and drove the Axis forces off the island to open up the Mediterranean sea lanes. Elizabeth D. Samet’s sage book, Looking for the Good War, writes about WWII as our dominant war mythology, and how nobody ever fights one war at a time. I talked with her about how war stories emerge, twining around historical memory, and why the concept of a “good war” can gather misconceptions… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com
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