Jim,

Rubbish. Dachau was established in 1933 and its existance and those of others inside Germany was well known. If everyone had taken the attitude that their involvement in the war wouldn't have made a difference, then heaven help us! I've spent some time documenting the experiences of the World War II generation (British, American and European) and no one I've met went willingly to war. They went because they were conscripted or because their conscience told them they had to. The passing of time doesn't excuse MacColl. There are still survivors of concentration camps alive today who ask why we didn't help when their suffering was so apparent.

BTW, I think MacColl was a superb songwriter.