Blogs about: World War Two

Garden gnome's Nazi salute lands artist and gallery owner in trouble

calvininjax wrote 1 day ago: By Calvin Palmer A garden gnome with its right arm raised in a Nazi salute has sparked an investigat … more →

Tags: Europe, History, News, Erwin Weigl, garden gnome, Germany, ironic gesture, jewish community, master race

HMS TAKU1 comment

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 day ago: I generally make a rule not to write about work here but last year something happened that I have f … more →

Tags: Europe, History, HMS TAKU, Royal Navy, spalding, Submarines, u-boats, U.S. Navy, Warship Week

Ernest Hemingway Goes to War - France, July 31st, 1944

sjnewman wrote 2 days ago: Read my article… Ernest Hemingway Goes to War – France, July 31st, 1944 Shared via AddTh … more →

Tags: Books, Charles Whiting, Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway Goes To War, France 1944, Red Pelkey

Lord Freud praises Britain's acceptance of his family in maiden speech1 comment

ispystrangers wrote 4 days ago: A new member of the House of Lords made his maiden speech on Friday in support of the Autism Bill. … more →

Tags: Lords, Armed forces, Austria, autism bill, B&T, Cheryl Gillan, health secretary, Lady Pitkeathley, Lord Freud

Brothers to the End…the Bond between those Who Serve Together in Unpopular Wars1 comment

padresteve wrote 6 days ago: This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, From this … more →

Tags: military, History, ptsd, Iraq/Afghanistan, Vietnam, iraq, Afghanistan, ICU, Algeria

coco not so kosher?

midnightinmelbourne wrote 1 week ago: I must be a nerd too, as I enjoyed Ghassan Hage’s wonderful lecture at the ACU on Wednesday n … more →

Tags: Cinema, collective memory, narcissism, Nationalism

TE Lawrence - India, Speedboats and Death

sjnewman wrote 1 week ago: Read the final Part of my feature… TE Lawrence – India, Speedboats and Death Shared via … more →

Tags: Books, Lawrence of Arabia, T. E. Lawrence, World War One, Bovington Camp, Clouds Hill, India, mtbs

Historical Heater

David Gillaspie wrote 1 week ago:   The doors at DG’s B&B are always open for veterans.  We have a visitor who never stays … more →

Tags: History, Travel, Fear, Violence, Education, War, atomic energy, Atomic Bomb, nuclear age

'comfort women'

tobybee wrote 1 week ago: Over the last couple of years there has been increased attention being paid to the ‘comfort wo … more →

Tags: Comfort Women, State Violence

Ernest Hemingway Gets Ashore with General George Patton

sjnewman wrote 1 week ago: Read my feature… Ernest Hemingway Gets Ashore with General George Patton Shared via AddThis … more →

Tags: Books, Ernest Hemingway, Col Buck Laneham, General George Patton, General'Tubby' O. Barton

Yorkshire Terrier

markuspretzel wrote 1 week ago: “Who’s this shaggy little fellow? Why, it’s Yorkie, the Yorkshire Terrier!” … more →

Tags: Dogs, Christianity, dog allergy, Dog Breeds, Hypoallergenic dogs, Nixon, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at, Scientology™, Short People

Graphics; Fourth Of July; Thank you Allied Soldiers2 comments

paolosilv wrote 1 week ago: I want to wish everyone who has supported this site with encouragement and comments a Happy Fourth o … more →

Tags: Holocaust, Nazis, National Socialism, Hitler, Jews, Nazi, Shoah, poles, Russians

66 years ago: the battle of kursk

thebluecan wrote 1 week ago: On July 4, 1943, the Germans launched an enormous offensive to pinch off a large salient of Soviet f … more →

Summer is for reading

mcminnvillepubliclibrary wrote 1 week ago: Ah, summer: swimming, s’mores and… lots of reading.  It does not come as a great surpris … more →

Tags: Favorites, Fiction, nonfiction, Fantasy, France, mitford sisters, valley of the dools, Wine

It's Not Easy Being Green

Laurel L. Russwurm wrote 2 weeks ago: It's lovely walking in the forest. In these tough  times, at first blush selling off parkland mi … more →

Tags: Day Trips, History, Nature, Environment, Birds, Ecology, Victoria Glen Park, forest, Trees

Holiday

swanktown wrote 2 weeks ago: “Jingle bells, jingle bells…” Yeah, don’t attack me if you don’t cele … more →

Tags: Harry Potter, madeleine l'engle, J. K. Rowling, Humor, Christianity, Religion, Hogwarts, Comedy, A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Ernest Hemingway Goes Doodlebug Hunting

sjnewman wrote 2 weeks ago: Read My Article… Ernest Hemingway Goes “Doodlebug” Hunting Shared via AddThis … more →

Tags: Books, Ernest Hemingway, World War One, Doodlebug, Hemingway, Mosquito, raf, V1

Visit Our World War Two Vintage Gallery

scenesfromthepast wrote 2 weeks ago: Grow Your Own – Be Sure! Vintage World War II by scenesfromthepast Just in time to show your … more →

Tags: Zazzle, vintage, History, World War 2, World War II, wwii, WW2, Patriotism, 4th of July

Heatwave!2 comments

davidpelliott wrote 2 weeks ago: HEATWAVE! screamed most of the papers today. I was confused. What about all the other freesheet sta … more →

Tags: Boris Johnson, Buses, swine flu, London, NHS, the guardian, The Sun, MICHAEL JACKSON, heatwave


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