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The Last Lion, Winston Spenser Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 — finally released!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

[by J. Scott Shipman]

The Last Lion, Winston Spenser Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, by William Manchester and Paul Reid

In the 1980’s, William Manchester wrote two of three planned volumes on the life of Winston Churchill. He had notes for the final volume but illness prevented him from completing. Instead, he brought in Paul Reid to finish his masterpiece. While it took 25 years, the wait was well worth it; Reid thus far (I’m halfway through) has channelled Manchester’s style and presenting a seamless connection to the first two volumes.

Strongest recommendation.

Cross posted at To Be or To Do.

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Egypt: the conspiracies

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

[ by Charles Cameron ] quoegyptconspiratorial.gif Zombies! Can’t live without them! Sources: Ursula Lindsey — Steve Benen

Posted in America, analogy, anthropology, arab world, Charles Cameron, conspiracy, culture, disinformation, extremists, fiction, framing, fun, hezbollah, humor, islamic world, meme, myth, Perception, propaganda, psychology, satire, stalingrad, symmetry, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Egypt: the conspiracies

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

WWII HISTORIOGRAPHY ON THE EASTERN FRONT IN THE ATLANTIC

“The war between Germany and Russia is not a war between he two states or two armies, but between two ideologies–namely, the National Socialist and the Bolshevist ideology. The Red Army must be looked upon not as a soldier in the sense of the word applying to our western opponents, but as an ideological enemy. He must be regarded as the archenemy of National Socialism and must be treated accordingly”

General Reinecke of OKW , on Hitler’s “Commisar Order”.

Benjamin Schwarz reviews the latest historical scholarship of the frozen meatgrinder called the Eastern Front, in ” Stalin’s Gift” in The Atlantic.

Historian Norman Davies is dead wrong on Soviet participation in Hitler’s defeat “tarnishing” the war. Ok, I’m understating. Frankly he’s a borderline idiot. What would he have prefered ? A Nazi empire from the Azores to the Urals ? The U.S. carpet bombing Europe with atom bombs in 1946? What ?

A great historiographic review that added a number of books to my reading list.

( Yes, hideous subscription wall. Yes, shortsighted on the editor’s part, I realize. Get a subscription, you cheap bastards, and you won’t be inconvenienced)

Posted in benjamin schwarz, historiography, history, hitler, nazis, soviet union, stalin, stalingrad, the atlantic, wwii | 4 Comments »

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