The irony of racism against millions of people who fought and died for Britain presents many perplexing questions about the legacies of World War II for racism and international law. This article examines the responses of different European powers to the independence movements in India during the ...
As we stood near a tank installed “in honor of militiamen who died defending Gorlovka against Ukrainian troops from 2014 up to this very day,” we both remark on the irony: the park contains a monument to those who died fighting against Nazis in WW2, and a memorial to those kil...
Bulgaria is slavic and fought firmly on the side of Germany. And annually still celebrates WW2 general Hristo Lukov. And I spent almost two years in Bulgaria. Zero antipathy toward Germany. In fact pride in German heritage and admiration for those of German descent. After WW2 it lost much ...
After The Allied Powers Showed Little Interest In His Offer To Spy On Germany During World War Two, Juan Pujol Garcia Did It Anyway From Redditor /u/brucejoel99: Juan Pujol Garcia was a Spaniard who created his own counter-intelligence operation for the Allies during WW2. I...
“Who taught you to hate yourself?” — Malcolm X American human rights activist 1925–1965 6 “Let them hate us as long as they fear us.” — Caligula 3rd Emperor of Ancient Rome, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty 12–41 5 “It's like I'm the one you love to hate, but ...
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?has been near and dear to my heart for so many years, and I cannot express the depth of gratitude I feel towards those who contributed their many articles and resources to help cultivate the blog into something that has given back to the...
The police had arrested a number of individuals in the raid, including an innocent bystander: a woman who had been at the wrong place at the wrong time and had been swept up in the dragnet. I hadn’t seen her. I didn’t know who she was or what she looked like. I didn’t have...
Paul Craig Roberts, who feels that the longer the present fighting goes on, the higher the probability of a nuclear conflagration, and there certainly is no end in sight. He predicts the West will try to assassinate Putin, hence all the calls for it in the ongoing overwrought demonisation...
I prefer to think that each generation has had their own challenges and issues with their own solutions. Can you say that one generation is better than another because they helped achieve a WWII victory while another fought inVietnamand landed on the moon? Another way to view the issue is:...
Jack Churchill was a WW2 Commando who served with distinction in a number of theaters, his exploits earned him the Distinguished Service Order as well as the Military Cross. He was known as ‘Mad Jack’ by his men and his fellow officers for his ferociousness in combat. Unlike his more co...