#went into full on historian mode for a sec lol my bad

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Hi Dove. What do you think about the feud between Compton and Nixon?

Hello Anon!

As a history major, I feel like that definitely has an effect on the way that I've thought about it/looked into it. So this answer probably isn't quite what you're looking for. Apologies in advance for the small essay.

I think that with how much time has passed; the influence of Ambrose's book and it's subsequent television adaptation; and the publicity that came from individuals writing their own books; there is a chance that some details of the feud have been changed, misremembered, or dramatized. One major point that we stressed in my oral history class (which I feel is important to put here because Band of Brothers was born out of oral histories) was that humans are not perfect. Therefore, memories are not perfect. Whether intentional or unintentional, consciously or unconsciously, we are bound to misremember details of events that happened to us. So I think when reading the differing accounts of Compton and Nixon's feelings towards each other, it is imperative to keep that in mind.

That being said, I don't really have any groundbreaking thoughts on the feud, nor have I taken a side in one way or another. From most accounts, it would appear that the two did not like each other very much. Which - maybe a controversial thing to say here - is okay. They were human. Humans are bound to cross paths with someone that they don't like or get along with for whatever reason at some point in their lives. Based on everything that I've seen about the feud, it seems like their feelings of dislike were mutual. Many have given reasons for this. We should maybe take their explanations, as well as our own speculations, with a grain of salt since Compton and Nixon are no longer here to confirm or deny details.

Again, I know this probably wasn't what you were looking for. Sorry about that. My only real thoughts on the feud are that it seems that they didn't get along, and that the reasons for that could be what we have seen stated in the books, or something else entirely. We may never know. From where we stand in history, all we can really do is analyze and speculate. I suppose my main thought on the feud is that we should be careful and mindful when we discuss it for the above stated reasons.

(It feels strange to not end an essay with endnotes and a bibliography completed in Chicago-Turabian haha.)

Dove 💕🕊️

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