Review of Why We Fight (2005) by David W — 19 Feb 2008

Very interesting perspectives, great documentary.

This review of Why We Fight (2005) was written by David W on 19 Feb 2008.

Why We Fight has generally received very positive reviews.

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A documentary-by-numbers, in a sense, and about the Iraq War mostly, but I found this to be as much about Eisenhower than anything else, which…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 12 Nov 2016

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