How War Vet. & Writer Elliot Ackerman Makes Sense of Trauma; His Take on ‘Oppenheimer’ and the Role of Meaning in Our Lives

Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Elliot Ackerman is a fan of Oppenheimer and Dunkirk director Christopher Nolan, and takes inspiration from the director’s ability to powerfully communicate and crystallize key themes for his audience. Finding this core meaning or purpose in his own subjects has helped put Mr. Ackerman’s books on...