Ah, yes, I do go for the terribly fraught pairings!
You're mostly right about soldiers, I think, though I'd modify it a bit: professional soldiers, career soldiers, don't generally interest me as much as temporary soldiers who've joined up or been conscripted because of a war. I think it's because although war stories fascinate me, I am uncomfortable with the military ethos and I prefer to focus on people who fight because circumstances don't leave them much choice.
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Date: 2013-02-15 05:59 am (UTC)You're mostly right about soldiers, I think, though I'd modify it a bit: professional soldiers, career soldiers, don't generally interest me as much as temporary soldiers who've joined up or been conscripted because of a war. I think it's because although war stories fascinate me, I am uncomfortable with the military ethos and I prefer to focus on people who fight because circumstances don't leave them much choice.