I don't ask anyone to read through the reviews of Film Noir Reader 4 on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Film-Noir-Reader-Crucial-Themes/product-reviews/0879103051/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

However, I want to underscore that my (then, much shorter) essay on war noirs, was taken to task for being, as Don would have it, too left wing by an early reviewer of the anthology, who drew a prompt rejoinder that defended me (and another contributor to that anthology).

That is, Don's characterization in 2021 of how my essay may be received by liberals originally took place 16 (!) years ago following the initial post of its publication on amazon.