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I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of…

— Neil Sheehan

My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.

— Jeff Hanneman

My great uncle fought in WWI. His stories fascinated me.

— Charles Todd

I know that I was conscious of all the aspects of the war, having had cousins who were in the army, who would send…

— Paul Smith

In so many ways, World War II was one of the lowest lows imaginable, yet some of my most treasured memories come from that…

— Vera Lynn

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to…

— Ashton Holmes

During the war, I saw many films that made me fall in love with the cinema.

— Francois Truffaut

The war, as I felt it and a lot of my compatriots felt it, was a creative act.

— Lawrence Halprin

The war made me stronger; it was a very hard time for me and my family. I don't want to drag that with me…

— Luka Modric

The war made me poignantly aware of the beauty of the world.

— J. R. R. Tolkien

Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my hometown was at war with itself over its children and that my…

— Homer Hickam

I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my…

— Laura Carmichael