Architecture: Modern Memory

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URING Operation Desert Storm, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf revived the apothegm, attrib- uted to Stalin, that “quantity has a quality all its own.” The principle no doubt holds true for tanks, bombs, and troops. But memorials are another matter.

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URING Operation Desert Storm, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf revived the apothegm, attrib- uted to Stalin, that “quantity has a quality all its own.” The principle no doubt holds true for tanks, bombs, and troops. But memorials are another matter.