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Paul Fanlund: How even our history can provoke a political debate

Source: Madison.com, Dec 3 2012, 6:39am CST

At the conclusion of the first episode of director Oliver Stone’s new 10-part documentary on “untold” American history, a statistical comparison gave me a jolting reminder of a moment from college. Stone, who narrates, says ...

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Our honored dead

Source: Renew America  |   May 23 2013, 11:36pm CDT

Alan Caruba In the town I called home for more than sixty years, among my earliest memories was joining my Father to attend the annual Memorial Day ceremonies. There was always a march to the appropriately named Memoria ...

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Erika Riemann’s Oral Testimony on Life in East Germany During the Cold War

Source: OpPapers.com  |   May 23 2013, 11:32pm CDT

Erika Riemann was a teenager living in East Germany at the end of World War II. Her oral testimony describes her experiences as a political prisoner during the cold war. She was arrested in 1945 for drawing a bow on a portrait of Stalin that hun ...

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"Stone’s ‘McCarthyism in reverse’ is popular among the blame-America-first crowd. … Anti-American, Stalinist propaganda has held sway on far too many campuses since the 1960s and is the source of the contemporary scourge of political correctness."


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WWII historian taking on American Revolution

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 23 2013, 5:18pm CDT

An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next project: the American Revolution. An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflic ...

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Key dates in Philippines' World War II history

Source: Contra Costa Times  |   May 22 2013, 3:23pm CDT

to death for the Manila Massacre and other war crimes. Dec. 8, 1941: Japanese bomb the Philippines, destroying many aircraft at Clark Field. Dec. 22, 1941: About 43,000 Japanese troops begin the main invasion of Luzon; Americ ...

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Travel Photo of the Week: National World War II Memorial

Source: About.com: Senior Travel  |   May 22 2013, 3:11am CDT

The National World War II Memorial, located on the Mall in Washington, DC, is the perfect place to remember those who served their country in the cause of freedom. Over 16 million Americans served during World War II, and over 400,000 American servic ...

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Liveblogging World War II: May 22, 1943

Source: Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal  |   May 21 2013, 11:40pm CDT

"Mission to Moscow" was made at the behest of F.D.R. in order to garner more support for the Soviet Union during WWII. It was from the book by Joseph E. Davies, former U.S. Ambassador To Russia. The movie covers th ...

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Secrets of the spy game revealed

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer  |   May 20 2013, 7:15pm CDT

It's entirely possible that the West owes its triumph in the Cold War, at least in part, to a dead rat. Freeze-dried, with a secret compartment built into its belly, the rat was one of many contrivances used by Central Intelligence Agency ...

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Asian-Pacific Americans are an integral part of American military story

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 20 2013, 3:30pm CDT

As a first generation Chinese-American, I'm proud to pay tribute to the generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history, and to recognize their contributions to the United States and our military. We ...

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Rick Atkinson

Source: Barnes & Noble Review  |   May 20 2013, 2:17pm CDT

Rick Atkinson's readers -- devoted and plentiful -- won't be surprised to see that he has compiled an impressive and notably thorough list of great books that have inspired and enriched his own research into the history of World Wa ...

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