Category: History

  • Quote of the Day – Temptation Edition

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    At the end of WWII, America held the world in its grasp. We commanded the seas and the air, fielded the most effective armies under the best generals, and had a monopoly on the ultimate weapon. We could have bent the entire planet to our our will and demanded tribute from all. But we did…

  • Quote of the Day – History Edition

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    Come ON, guys!  Read your history books! Oh, wait.  If you did that, you could no longer claim ignorance as an excuse.  My bad. – Squeaky

  • I wonder

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    Over at Snowflakes in Hell: We do not require people first read The Gulag Archipelago before purchasing a copy of The Communist Manifesto, or the Diary of Anne Frank before buying Mein Kampf. So, my question is, do more people buy Mein Kampf because they are sympathetic to Hitler and his views, or because they are disgusted by him, but want to…

  • Book Review – Target Switzerland

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    In Target Switzerland: Swiss Armed Neutrality In World War II, Steve Halbrook covers some of the history of Switzerland and the Swiss people, the buildup to WW II (1933-1937,) and a year by year account of the Swiss during the war years (1938-1945.) While it is fairly common knowledge that the Swiss were neutral throughout…

  • This day in History

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    Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that…