In a battered blue trunk with rusted hinges and broken locks lies the truest of treasures: hundreds of letters from Grandaddy Bill and his brother

Assorted Musings from an Unknown Historian
Bourbon, Books, and Bemusement
In a battered blue trunk with rusted hinges and broken locks lies the truest of treasures: hundreds of letters from Grandaddy Bill and his brother
Joe Schmoo and criticizing history’s greats. Knock it off, junior, you’re just irritating the adults.
The patriot Edward Snowden gives an interview-from-exile. Some thoughts and a few links. Listen and get mad!
By Todd Hubert April 2016 At 0445 hours on the morning of September 1, 1939, German divisions supported by tactical aircraft and mobile armor poured
Snarky Historian of the Day goes to Gerhard Weinberg and this snippet from his venerable tome “A World at War:” “The Italians had halted after
Presenting another part of my thesis, Echoes on Celluloid: The Historical Memory of WWII as Seen Through Japanese Anime. The chapter posted below is an