Grant, R. G. Why Did Hiroshima Happen? (Moments in History) Wayland, 2013, pp48, 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 7502 7897 3 This is an interesting and challenging text, it charts the political context, the need to end WW2, the development of t...
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We all like to go to visit our friends to have a chinwag (gossip) over a cuppa and biscuits :) . I do wake up every morning and put the kettle on first thing. Breakfast without tea would never happen in my home! Lol And a cup of tea is also the first thing we reach for after...
kyiv. as they did so, sky analysed what might happen next, and how it might affect the uk going forward, such as ian king's look at boris johnson's sanctions package . the invasion began shortly before 3am uk time when russian president vladimir putin announced on state tv the start o...
What was Joe Biden’s dad’s company and how much money did it make? The title of this post is from a question on Quora. Most of theanswers aren’t helpful: His father was a used car salesman. Probably made about the average wage in the U.S. at the time $3,300 – $4,000 a...
How did this impact the iteration process, and specifically, how did you land on telling the story of a Filipino father and newcomer advisors? Dave> We wanted to create a piece that could run alongside the existing work without feeling the same. This gave us a bit of a North Star, ...
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The war effort certainly accelerated development, but many of these devices already existed as prototypes before the war and would have continued development at a slower pace in any event. Wars happen, and we'd be fools not to stay prepared, but it's also foolish to think of war as ...
Whereas Moorcock refers to The Lord of the Rings as “epic Pooh” to call it childish, today people often state this indirectly by describing their preferred works as “for adults.” In particular, Steve Erikson and his fans adore this not-so-subtle attack on readers whose tastes happen to...