To Think or to March - Huinck, Jacques
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What is the cause of war? In "To Think or to March", Jacques Huinck playfully gives us his view on European wars throughout history. The antique fortifications and Fort St. Pieter in Maastricht are used as examples. He describes the pain and effort and the increasingly meaner weapons. No one ever seems to think about the cause of aggression and its much cheaper prevention. His own experiences as a schoolboy during World War II, when he had to run to the basement hundreds of times at night as burning bombers fell down again, provide the background to his view of war. Huinck presents this…mehr

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What is the cause of war? In "To Think or to March", Jacques Huinck playfully gives us his view on European wars throughout history. The antique fortifications and Fort St. Pieter in Maastricht are used as examples. He describes the pain and effort and the increasingly meaner weapons. No one ever seems to think about the cause of aggression and its much cheaper prevention. His own experiences as a schoolboy during World War II, when he had to run to the basement hundreds of times at night as burning bombers fell down again, provide the background to his view of war. Huinck presents this serious subject in a humorous way, which is pleasant to read, but gives the reader enough food for thought.
Autorenporträt
Jacques Huinck, born in 1935 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, was an independent photographer and filmmaker. He won the Prix Nièpce in Paris for his photos, received a travel grant to Hollywood for his first film and made 36 short features for a psychological faculty. He taught at the Maastricht Art Academy for 26 years. After his retirement he worked 18 years as a guide in the caves and the antique fortress St. Pieter in Maastricht.In the Second World War he experienced the liberation (by Americans) in the basement of a house that stood between two trenches.After the war, he was trained as a photographer and filmmaker in bombed Germany and became acquainted with the mentality of the former enemy. He couldn't stop remain interested in the cause of this global disaster and wrote his conclusions (with humor) in this book.