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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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The best op piece today: “Why Mistranslation Matters”
In the New York Times (last page opinion section — it should have been more to the front) Mark Polizzotti tells a couple of stories that really startled me. Brace yourselves, because our knowledge about famous statements is wrong. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Truman, Hiroshima, Mark Polizzotti, mistranslations, Nikita Khrushchev, translations, William Tyndale
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