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
Tag: World War II
Paranoia Agent and Japan’s Role in the War: Responsibility vs Victim-hood
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
Cherry Pickin’ Putin
Putin exercises some of his own “alternative facts” in regards to Russo-Polish relations and that pesky year 1939.
Akira and the Nuclear Bomb: The Dangers of Science Without a Conscience
Publishing another chapter from my thesis titled Echoes on Celluloid: The Historical Memory of WWII as seen through Japanese Anime. For more of my work
Dear Mom: Granddaddy Bill Tries His Hand at Poetry
Found scribbled on the back of a memo was this amusing little verse. An internet search turned up no other versions of it, so perhaps
Dear Mom… Grandaddy Bill Adjusts to Navy Life and Learns Why the South Fought the North
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
