To me, this shows the horrors of war. We are lucky that Kurt Vonnegut survived to tell his story. Millions of others didn't. Who knows how many great men and women were killed during that war that could have made their mark much like Kurt Vonnegut.

*clicks link*

Letters of Note?

Agreed!

Good find, BBob!

Not just the letter verbatim but a pdf of the actual letter itself?

Sweet.

*reads letter*

Wow, you can sure tell that's Kurt.

From the mocking of the German "supermen" who captured him to the short, simple and understated way he referred to all the death that surrounded him to the quiet moral outrage that underlies all of it the piece is classic Kurt.

The world would have been a much poorer place without his presence.

TY again.

Be Well.

/K back now and entering the DR as ya do
stage left.

Incredible.

I read this letter about a year ago. It's published in a book entitled "Armageddon in Retrospect", a collection of some of his previously unpublished writings, compiled by his son, Mark Vonnegut.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is one of the greatest authors in history.

Now that is a letter.

"Now that is a letter."

Haven't read this particular letter, but recently completed Bradley's "Flyboys." I can't recommend it strongly enough. Absolutely the best researched and documented reference I've read on the subject of WWII. Talk about the horrors of war and atrocities to which men can stoop....

Jest -

Haven't read "Flyboys" yet, but I did listen to the audio version of the book. He did a hell of a job with it, I thought.

Wow! I got a much more real feeling about the hardships of war from his letter than from all the war movies I've ever watched.

No one can really understand the horrors and insanity of War except those who have been there.

I miss Kurt there was a disturbance in the force when he left...but I will always treasure his writings ...thanks Bob.

"So it goes"...

Kilgore Trout is my favorite Vonnegut character.

Who is yours?

I agree Kilgore was my favorite and he may have been Kurt's alter ego...he created him so he could safely say things he could never say himself...at least that is the way I always viewed him...kinda of a handy way to get free therapy.

Remember Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo too. They were doused with phosphorus like Dresden. Despicable.