Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
To my chagrin, I forgot to make my salute to D-Day on this blog. My head was so taken up with my Midway post, that I simply lost track of time. Two pivotal battles that changed the course of World War II, one marking the beginning of the end for
Continue readingI’m reading Gordon Prange’s Miracle at Midway, as preparation for the Battle of Midway Celebration I’m attending in less than two weeks. Last year, when I went to the celebration, I knew the vague outlines of Midway (turning point in war, yada, yada, yada); this year, I wanted to know
Continue readingA matched set: The first about the beasts at the top of the Nazi hierarchy, the second about the beasts at the bottom.
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Continue readingIn my “real” facebook world, there’s been a lot of outrage over Glenn Beck’s excavation of George Soros’ adolescent work for the Nazis, work Soros (a Jew) engaged in to stay alive while passing as a Christian in Nazi occupied territory. Liberals howl “How dare Beck judge Soros? ” But
Continue readingOne of the best things we did on our vacation was something we slotted in during the short time we had between arriving in Seattle at the end of our cruise and boarding our plane for home. During those few hours, we went to the Museum of Flight, which is
Continue readingD.E. Stevenson, born in Edinburgh in 1892, wrote 42 novels in the years between 1923 and 1970. Most are out of print, so I’ve had the pleasure of reading only the small handful I’ve stumbled across in local libraries over the years. She writes about the British and Scottish middle
Continue reading“Back in World War II, we viewed the Japanese as ‘yellow, slant-eyed dogs’ that believed in different gods,” he told the magazine. “They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different. Does that sound familiar,
Continue readingOne of the most emotionally charged experiences I’ve ever had was standing in the Hawaiian sunlight, watching drop after drop of oil rise up from the USS Arizona. The past was not past — it was there, in front of me, in the water, still moving. Let’s remember today those
Continue readingDisillusioned members of the World War II generation state honestly that, had the England that now exists been the England in 1939, they would not have believed it was a country worth saving. Most feel that their fellow veterans, those who died in the fight, are rolling in their graves
Continue readingExtreme experiences produce extreme courage, this article, which summarizes the highlights of a book about Capt. Freddy Spencer Chapman, describes a level of courage and commitment that is well nigh unbelievable. Capt. Chapman was a British army officer who, when trapped behind enemy lines in Malaya, launched a massive guerrilla
Continue readingIt’s a 20 second video clip, but you see a moment of life in 1930s Germany [or Holland, if it’s a late enough movie clip] — and Anne Frank, high in a window above, looking down on the bride and groom: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hvtXuO5GzU[/youtube]
Continue readingSo often, there are what I call “matched sets” of stories in newspapers. This happens when one article makes a point, and another article perfectly illustrates that point. Today, Spiegel provided the perfect pairing of the way in which the modern Western (that is, Leftist) world refuses to learn lessons,
Continue readingToday is the 70th anniversary of Germany’s bombing campaign against Poland, the official start of World War II. I thought, therefore, that this song from 1941’s Babes on Broadway was just right. It is an explicit tribute to beleaguered Britain, which was, at the only time, not only the sole
Continue readingI am extremely fond of Vera Lynn’s music. I was therefore delighted to read that (a) she is still alive and, at 92, looking wonderful and (b) she is still a chart topping hit in England: Dame Vera Lynn yesterday became the oldest living artist to make it into the
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