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World War II via Natural Bridge and Lexington, VA

Sunday, April 4, 2010

You know, no matter where you go here in the US, World War II is never far from the surface.  Take, for instance, my recent family camp out adventure to Natural Bridge, VA.  First off, Natural Bridge is awesome.  It is the Delicate Arch of the east.  Except that it’s not in a National Park, [...]

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Michael Korda’s Ike

Friday, January 11, 2008

A few months back, I linked to a book review in the Washington Post detailing Michael Korda’s new book, Ike: An American Hero. That post is here. In the December 2007 Smithsonian magazine, Korda writes about Eisenhower in a feature length piece that is most certainly visual, though it offers little in the [...]

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ww2 book reviews in the Washington Post

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Reading the Book World section of the Washington Post, I came across two ww2 themed reviews.  An American Hero looks like a winner, and After the Reich looks like the dog of the pairing.  Check’em both out.
IKE–An American Hero
By Michael Korda
AFTER THE REICH–The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation
By Giles MacDonogh

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