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How many world wars have there been?
Was it World War One and World War Two? . . . or WW6 and WW7? First, a bit of a rant. I’m currently reading three books, one each on the American Revolution, World War One, and World War Two. I...
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The Blitzkrieg Myth
How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II by John Mosier In the 1920s two new theories of warfare / strategy were postulated: blitzkrieg and airpower. The two theories...
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Sophie Scholl – Lutheran Martyr, 1943
I have just finished watching the 2005 film, Sophie Scholl which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film (and should have won!). It is an astonishing movie. The story of Sophie Scholl is...
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Escaping the Nazi’s on bicycle
No, it’s not a story of a brave young dutch boy… it’s the story of Hans Augusto Reyersbach, a German Jew. He was born in Hamburg in 1898. He loved visiting the zoo with his brother and two sisters. And...
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Meow-Meow -> Miao Miao -> Mao-Mao -> Mau-Mau?
We have a new kitten in house. Various names have been suggested. Amelia almost stuck (cat = female aviator?). Then it was shortened to ‘Melia. Recently I have noticed the children referring to the...
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program
One of the things I dislike intensely is the attempt to re-write history. The assertion that the 2nd amendment was never intended to allow private citizens to own military style weapons is a...
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