Post #18: History As We Know It

Chapter 9

"The thing was, though, there was almost nothing in the twenty-seven volumes about the Dresden raid, even though it had been such a howling success." (page 191)

The history that we learn is up to the people who record and write about the events that happened.  We learn nothing more, and we learn nothing less.  As for the history of the Dresden bombing, no one wanted to let the world know how truly horrible and tragic it really was.  Vonnegut's writing of the attack on Dresden is his offensive against the lack of information put forth by writers such as Rumfoord.  He wants everyone to know of the true grim nature of the attack and not just the little bits of info from historians.