See here. Some Israelis are heading to the border with Syria to watch the fighting.
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07/27/2012
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Just as Washingtonians travelled to Manassas, and other local towns to watch the battles of the Civil War. The more things change and all that.
Posted by: deadcenter | 07/28/2012 at 10:47 AM
Thanks for the comment. I hadn't known about that.
Posted by: John Pepple | 07/28/2012 at 07:46 PM
Read up on it. When the Southern forces broke through, it was panic time for the civilians.
Robert E. Lee could have capture many of Congress with a little more foresight.
Posted by: Mike43 | 07/29/2012 at 09:46 AM
That would have presented a difficult situation for Mr. Lincoln.
There is also the example of Pierre in Tolstoy's "War and Peace," who goes to watch the Battle of Borodino. That's fiction, of course, but Tolstoy may have known of actual examples.
Posted by: John Pepple | 07/30/2012 at 10:25 AM