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Harry Truman
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
A review of Martin Gilbert’s “Israel: Birth of a Nation” (History Channel)
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“The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people . Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they f...
Monday, August 6, 2018
Why dropping the bombs on Japan was the RIGHT thing to do
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“We the undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied E...
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...
Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Berlin Blockade: The first crisis after World War II
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"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an IRON CURTAIN has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all...
Friday, November 20, 2015
The Nuremberg trials: A comparison of two movies
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Warning: This post contains some disturbing pictures related to the Holocaust. One of these, in particular, is very graphic, and may merit...
Friday, April 3, 2015
The Marshall Plan: Helping the poor, keeping the peace, and stopping the communists
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"If we aim deliberately at the impoverishment of Central Europe, vengeance, I dare predict, will not limp. Nothing can then delay for...
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...
Thursday, May 8, 2014
A review of PBS's “Truman” movie
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"The Buck Stops Here." - A sign on Truman's desk in the Oval Office It might seem strange to hear a Republican like me s...
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