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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