Tag: world War II
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American Prometheus Review: Oppenheimer, the Atomic Bomb, and the Man Behind the History
Reading Time: 4 minutes A look at American Prometheus, the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the complicated story behind the creation of the atomic bomb.
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Schindler’s List Book Review: Thomas Keneally’s Historical Novel
Reading Time: 4 minutes My review of Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s List, the historical novel behind Spielberg’s film, and why I wanted nonfiction instead.
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How Did We Get Here – The Decisions That Created the Nuclear Age
Reading Time: 6 minutes From Hiroshima to today’s nuclear threats, the decisions of 1945 created a dangerous world. What can history teach us before it’s too late?
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The World Will Tremble: A Powerful Netflix Movie Review Of Courage and the Holocaust
Reading Time: 3 minutes The World Will Tremble is a powerful Netflix film about two Jewish prisoners who escaped a Nazi death camp to warn the world of the Holocaust.
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Daily Writing Prompt 25-Aug: If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick?
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Greatest Generation endured war, depression and hardship, yet built a stronger America and left behind a legacy of resilience and sacrifice.
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Unknown Valor Review: The Untold Human Cost of the Pacific War in World War II
Reading Time: 3 minutesA moving review of Unknown Valor by Martha MacCallum, a powerful World War II history book exploring the Pacific theater, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guadalcanal, and the sacrifices made by ordinary Americans during the war against Japan.