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George Weigel
How The World Works
Inspiration behind Characters in Novels and Movies
The speaker explores the inspiration behind the characters in various novels and movies including Kane-Mute-Nee, Winds of War, Warren Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, and the character Captain Quig. They reveal that Captain Quig was based on real court martial transcripts of mutiny trials during the Second World War, and discuss General von Roon, who was inspired by extensive reading on German military history.
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