I would certainly kill him if I could get within reach of him
Hard to get more black and white than that.
I would certainly kill him, and I also feel great animosity towards him.
That would be blacker and whiter.
Gp is referring to the redaction, not the language.
So am I - point being the article is plenty black and white, even with the redaction.
Quotes from Churchill and general patton paint a very different picture than we are told
Wasn't Patton a PTSD denying, proto wheraboo who thought he fought the wrong enemy? One that was removed from Getmany due his treatment and view of displaced jews?
As with all WW2 generals, I would take his quotes, and memoires, with a ton of salt.
You must admit, throwing out first hand accounts is radical
Not if those first hand accounts are known to be extremely biased. And you don't nned those books, the primary sources, war diaries, field reports and so in, are available now. No need to use, or believe, self promoting statements and books trying to whitewash (in the case of German Generals) or improve (allies) one's image.