FOR the victims, and those left to grieve, all battles are equally bloody (Andrew Hitchon, April 5).
Battles should be judged by their significance, and once the horror has subsided, by their interest.
The death of Ronan Kerr, the deaths of the United Nations staff and the deaths of those who fought at Towton unite to remind us that mankind is capable of appalling evil, and that we are rational only some of the time. No one, I hope, believes that lessons have been learned.
Marston Moor was different. It had a certain significance, or at least the contenders thought so.
It is also interesting historically and militarily.
The upcoming election, though promising to be “one if the most exciting battles in York’s history” (report, facing page), belongs to a third category. Just a yawn, really.
William Dixon Smith, Welland Rise, Acomb, York.
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