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Re:Ask HN: What talks or videos do you suggest to watch on a... by mercer on Saturday July 07, 2018 @03:31AM (#17477524)
You do realize 'fiction' is more than just Dan Brown and Star Trek, right? Some of the best novels I've read are basically historical/biographical accounts that just don't pretend they're anything but one person's biased take on things.
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Re:Ask HN: What talks or videos do you suggest to watch on a... by skookumchuck on Saturday July 07, 2018 @04:13PM (#17480314)
Instead of reading historical/biographical fiction, why not read the real thing? For example, read "Stuka Pilot" by Rudel. It's an account of fighting in WW2 that would be dismissed as ridiculous if it was a Hollywood movie, but it is all real and documented.

Another is "Reach for the Sky" by Bader. Chuck Yeager's biography is also a treat.

Then watch that absurd "Flyboys" Hollywood fiction. What a piece of trash in comparison.

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