Showing posts with label Eisenhower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eisenhower. Show all posts
Thursday, June 25, 2026

A review of “The Korean War” (audiobook)

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In 1950, the Cold War suddenly became hot.  North Korea  launched a full-scale invasion of  South Korea . The  Korean War  would soon draw ...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

A review of “World War II” (audiobook)

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I should preface this review by saying that I’ve seen a number of other great histories of  World War II . For example, I’ve seen the  Ameri...
Thursday, June 6, 2024

A review of the “BBC History of World War II”

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Note: This is a collection of several BBC documentaries about World War II. That is to say, it is not a unified history like  “The World at ...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Forgotten battlegrounds of the World Wars: Africa, the Middle East, and Italy

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“♪ We’re the D-Day Dodgers, out in Italy, Always on the vino, always on the spree. Eighth Army skivers and their tanks, We go to war in ties...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

A review of “Korea: The Forgotten War” (Timeless Media Group)

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So I recently finished watching "Korea: The Forgotten War," which is a five-hour series from Timeless Media Group . (Not to be c...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Eisenhower movies: A comparison of some films

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There's something about war heroes and statesmen that holds the fascination of many; and so there have been a number of  movies  about...
Friday, June 6, 2014

A review of Ken Burns’ “The War” (World War Two series)

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"The German Government, consequently, discontinues diplomatic relations with the United States of America and declares that under th...