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Dominic mentions reading this book about the Spanish Civil War, discussing the author's argument that Spain should let go of Civil War memories rather than dig up the past, as it creates too much bad blood and intensifies political conflict.

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Dominic mentions being 'over-influenced' by this book, which depicted a hypothetical Warsaw Pact-NATO war in Europe, including a scenario where the Soviets nuke Birmingham and NATO responds by nuking Minsk.