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Showing posts with label WWII. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WWII. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Book Review: "Life Unworthy" by Christopher Taylor

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In the old days, when authors used agents and got publishing contracts, Christopher Taylor's books would have been published by Ace ...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

President Donald John Trump in Sobieski's Homeland

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Our President Donald John Trump never mentioned John III Sobieski in the speeches he made while in Poland... but the memory of the ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

"Our History Would Not Come To An End" Winston Churchill on How He Felt Knowing the United States Had Joined WWII

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When British Prime Minister Winston  Churchill heard that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, he immediately called American President Fran...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

How Many Of Us WOULDN'T Ask "Why Can't We Use Nukes?" When Faced With Some News Stories

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Keith Koffler's White House Dossier (GREAT blog, BTW) reports (with video clip) that Joe Scarborough cited an "anonymous source...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

I am a Christian and I stand with Chick-Fil-A

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I have been commenting on a couple of blogs that the Chick-Fil-A matter has gone far past "Freedom of Speech" and is now a "F...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Victory! A World War American Homefront Collection

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Well I had planned to blog about starting the garden, but Pat's latest antiquing "Take A Trip" got me thinking it has been a ...
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Incandescent Light Bulbs, and What Went Before

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Why do incandescent light bulbs matter so much ?  There are many reasons our government should never ever have ventured to ban these mira...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Pearl Harbor Was Only the First of Many

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Hawaii, and the United States, were attacked on Dec 7th, 1941, but were saved from occupation. Japan's attack was repulsed, and the Jap...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Considering Hiroshima in context with Unit 731 and the realties of 1945

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The United States stands for the liberty of the individual to set his own course, to profit from his own decisions, to be responsible for hi...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

"Normandy: A walk through history"

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Mom in High Heels is one of the brave spouses of our military, and is with her Army husband stationed in Germany. Her blog is a lot of fun,...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

One More Request Of The Brave: Veterans, Please Run For Office

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" ... there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot ." ...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Long Gray Line Has Never Failed Us: General MacArthur Speaks on Armed Forces Day

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" On May 12, 1962, Five Star General Douglas MacArthur [delivered] a remarkable speech to the corps of cadets at the United States Mil...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Mom in High Heels: Reims France-The War Rooms

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One of my favorite bloggers often posts about historical tours and field trips her family, stationed in Europe, takes. Today's post, Mo...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Ordinary Heroes : The Once and Future Greatest Generation

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Being true to ourselves is part and parcel with being true to our conscience. The brave are those who act instinctively on their conscience....
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

A WWII Veteran's Perspective on Winning Hopeless Wars: Victory in Europe Day (VE DAY)

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On May 8th, 1945, the armies of the Third Reich in Germany surrendered to the Allied Command, marking the beginning of the end of World War...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday of Holy Week: Betrayal and Help from Unlikely Sources

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I have two quotations for today. In the one, a beloved member of the inner circle unexpectedly betrays his Lord and all his friends. In the ...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Seven Quick Takes: British Mystery: BBC America, PBS and Netflix

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- Does anyone else love the Foyle's War series, available through Netflix? Am I the only one who always thinks of the young Queen-to-be ...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Oh It's A Wonderful Life! Still!

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Guess who the two newest fans of Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life" are? That would be a 10 year old boy, and a 12 year...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Cottage Industry, Vintage Christmas Toys, and WWII

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Before WWII broke out (for the US - it had already started in Europe) with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States imported va...
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