Unfortunately when it comes to history talking to people that "were there" is not really a be all end all.
If you talk to a soldier of the Vietnam War, you're going to get a different take then if you were to say talk to someone in the Woodstock movement. Usually all you can do is capture a piece of the overall picture, the one biased by the individual's own philosophical viewpoints.
(ironically the person who voted a one on this comment only proved that theory resoundingly)
Unfortunately when it comes to history talking to people that "were there" is not really a be all end all.
If you talk to a soldier of the Vietnam War, you're going to get a different take then if you were to say talk to someone in the Woodstock movement. Usually all you can do is capture a piece of the overall picture, the one biased by the individual's own philosophical viewpoints.
(ironically the person who voted a one on this comment only proved that theory resoundingly)