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heartbreaking....

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Somebody always has to pay the price.
I do not agree however with those that say "war never solved anything".
It solved Nazism. It also solved Slavery. I could go on.
J

J, great vignette. It´s the sad side of war, but true. So sad that children pay for the stupidity of some adults.

Cheers!

No problems Jerry, credit where credit is due, your figure is a really powerful image and could really fit into any conflict.

I've been sculpting and releasing modern conflict subjects for our own range, unfortunately when researching the likes of Syria/ Iraq there are some very sad photos.

Keep up the good work :-)

Paul
www.redzebramodels.co.uk

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heartbreaking....

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Somebody always has to pay the price.
I do not agree however with those that say "war never solved anything".
It solved Nazism. It also solved Slavery. I could go on.
J

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Hey, my father was training to be a "spare" second lieutenant for the invasion of Japan when the atomic bomb ended the war, so I have a dog in that fight.

But the problem is that war has become global in its spread and often devastating of civilian populations. There is much debate, for example, whether Arthur "Bomber" Harris's policy of carpet bombing German cities did as much to prolong the war and harden German tenacity as it did to diminish Nazi arms making. Certainly Harris (and other strategic bombing proponents) were totally wrong that bombing alone would end the war without the necessity of a land invasion.

The problem as I see it is that governments overestimate their ability to wage war and underestimate the human cost. Westmoreland in Vietnam was fighting a classic attrition campaign against a foe who was prepared to pay any price in blood. That's when we end up with prolonged conflicts that turn into meat grinders for both soldiers and non-combatants.

In any case, this is a very eloquent statement about the high cost of war, and shows your growing skills as both a modeler and a storyteller.

Hi Jerry, ge´reat work! You certainly have developped since I last was on Armorama.
Good to see your work again.

Kind of haunting in a way. It reminds me of an old photo of a child crying after a Japanese bombing raid in China (I think it was Shanghai IIRC). Very effective and thought provoking, Brother. Well done!