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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Looted art and WWII

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Now this is writing.  The Smithsonian magazine offers yet another feature length piece on the history of World War II.  And it’s about art, no less, and one the better pieces I’ve read in some time.  The article is called Monumental Mission and it is authored by Robert Poole. After having waded through Shirer’s Rise and Fall, […]

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The Memphis Belle

Saturday, February 16, 2008

So if you have AMC (the American Movie Channel), perhaps you’ve noticed the recent airing of a movie called the Memphis Belle (1990).   It’s not a bad a flick, and I remember seeing this in the theatre “back in the day” and thought the specials effects were pretty “awesome.”  The industry has come a long […]

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More on Eugene Sledge

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

The Auburn University Digital Library hosts a pretty fantastic collection on Eugene Sledge.  Drop and by and browse/read about the life and times of a complicated and interesting man.

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Lux Delux and WW2

Friday, February 1, 2008

All right…for the last little while, I’ve been a little obsessed with a RISK-like game called Lux Delux (on the MAC side).  I’ve been playing a map based on 1940s Europe, and I have to say that I’m only winning about half the time (because I don’t really think out my moves…I just kind of go […]

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