Book · 1994 · Art and the war
The missing of the Somme
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It's Dyer's book called The Missing of the sum which I think was published something I I thought it was more recent than this.
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Indeed, Jeff Dyer in his 1994 book the missing of the psalm dismisses it as myth.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Aug 2022 Why people recommend it
The Missing of the Somme by Geoff Dyer is a reflective historical examination of how World War I is remembered, commemorated, and mythologized in modern culture. On an episode of The Book Review titled The Past, Present and Future of Jews in America in 2024, John Williams discussed reading Dyer's book around the anniversary of the Armistice, noting that he initially thought the publication date was much more recent than it actually was. Separately, on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode 1857 featuring Seth Dillon in 2024, the host referenced the same book during a discussion about whether the famous World War I Christmas truce football matches were historical fact or wartime myth. Rogan noted that Dyer dismissed the legendary matches as a myth in his 1994 text. Across both podcasts, speakers used Dyer's insightful cultural analysis to explore how collective memory is constructed, romanticized, and altered over generations following catastrophic global conflicts.
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John Williams it's Dyer's book called The Missing of the sum which I think was published something I I thought it was mor… 1
“it's Dyer's book called The Missing of the sum which I think was published something I I thought it was more recent than this”
Joe Rogan Indeed, Jeff Dyer in his 1994 book the missing of the psalm dismisses it as myth 1
“Indeed, Jeff Dyer in his 1994 book the missing of the psalm dismisses it as myth”