"Sadly, I feel that the large expenditure was driven by a rather distorted, anoraky view of what history really is".
I have chosen this quote as it echoes several made recently.
Actually, what history really is, is to be found via primary sources. This artefact is a primary source from the Battle of Britain- it was in existence at the time. Aircraft replicas, and modern films about the Battle are secondary sources.
Another example: grainy gun-camera footage of a dogfight which has been stored since the 1940s is much more valuable than colour CGI put together by the History Channel. At least in the view of some of us. Another couple of decades and the primary sources will be gone forever. Replicas can be made until the end of time.
Last edited by sharksandwich; 7th Jul 2013 at 07:20.