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Lessons from “Blood And Ruins:” I’ve been dim-witted and I’ve been smart
Richard Overy’s mind-blowing history of World War II, Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, has had a profound impact on the way I think — and not only about war but about myself. I have always had confidence … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, Hiroshima, Hitler-Stalin Non-Aggression Pact, Hitler's war, Japan's war, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, Richard Overy, Soviet Union, World War II
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“Blood and Ruins,” a revelatory history
Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by British historian Richard Overy. That’s the book that has transformed my mind. So much so, every day I find myself absorbing news about our world and events within it with such … Continue reading
Posted in Government, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged ", "Blood and Ruins, Baltic states, Harry Truman, NATO, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin, United States and NATO, World War I, World War II
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Mishegas from all over the world!
Of course from Harper’s Weekly Review. Who else would assemble such a collection of weirdnesses? Google denied taking a picture of an invisible airplane. A rapper who used a photo of himself at the Capitol riot as an album cover … Continue reading
Posted in Jan 6, Mishegas, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged Capitol riot, google, invisible airplane, Santa Claus, undetonated WWI bomb
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