Why We’re Rethinking the ‘Good War’

A generation raised on false wars and moral crusades is finally questioning the last untouchable conflict—and they have good reason to.

I’m sick of talking about WWII. It’s tiresome, and it’s taking time away from working on my new novel. But once something is in my head, I have to get it out. So, this is one final attempt to explain why WWII revisionism—and historical revisionism more broadly—has become so common among younger generations.

The questioning of the official WWII narrative …