Nerostita istorie a luptelor românilor din antichitate până în zilele noastre

Călin Hentea traces Romania’s wars from ancient times to today. He starts with Burebista. He asks how tales of past battles shape a nation’s memory. He sets past events apart from the myths around them. This history is for readers drawn to Romania’s past. It also asks how people use that past today.

Hentea served as a colonel in the Romanian army. He has since retired. His field is psychological operations: ways to shape people’s thoughts. His study of propaganda guides his work. He asks who gains when people twist the past. He also asks how such twists can weaken society. His main focus is what the past means for Romania today.

The book looks at propaganda and its use of battle tales. It covers both the years between wars and communist rule. One case comes from Mihail Kogălniceanu. He gave an opening talk on national history in Iași in 1843. He ranked Romania’s wins above famous battles from ancient times. His reason was that Romanians had won them. Those who spread propaganda later used his words for their own ends. Hentea seeks the facts behind such claims. The book forms part of the Cartier istoric series.