Pages tagged with World War Ii
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Newfoundland and Labrador was governed by a commission appointed by the Government of Great Britain from 1934 to 1949. These were not bad years for the colony but most residents longed for a return to some form of self-government.
The Second World war is rightly called the mother of all wars. The 3 battles selected are trend setters in warfare.
Interested in foreign cinema? A good place to start is French director Jean Renoir's treatise on the tragedies of war.
Malta is a small island right in the centre of the supply line of the Axis powers. Their failure to capture the island was a colossal mistake.
Field Marshal Keitel wrote his memoirs in 6 weeks before his hanging
Old soldiers deserve all the respect that society can give them
The balance of power may be maintained only when there are two powers in the world arena. Singular super power is not the solution to the peace of the world.
History of television is traced back to World War 2 and this essay covers the pattern in which media improved our society or the set backs faced by masses by its invention.
My husband and I just got back from the 4th Annual 1940's World War II Ball. It was a trip back in time.
A young man and an old man. The first insatiably curious about what the old man knew. The latter with memories he would as soon not have. The young man learns that history is more than documented facts, events and figures. He meets the raw side of history that bespeaks of human dra...
The book, Europa Europa, also made in to a film is an autobiographical account of the life of the author Solomon Perel.
Dr Tank was a scientist from hitler's era and helped launch indian military aviation
We take a look at the life and times of one of World War II's great military leaders, and glance at his horoscope as well.
Have we learned to forgive who wronged us? What if the remorse - or the atomic bombs - is greater than the misdeeds?
The Indian army is a caste based army. The Chamar regiment was a backward caste regiment and disbanded in 1946
We take a look at the life and times of General Douglas MacCarthur, as well as a quick glance at his horoscope.
Some men are different from the rest of us. You meet them only once or twice in your life, if you are lucky. I met one such man not knowing anything about him. Years after I knew him I remembered his name almost by inspiration and sought information about him. What I learned was surpr...
Some men are different from the rest of us. You meet them only once or twice in your life, if you are lucky. I met one such man not knowing anything about him. Years after I knew him I remembered his name almost by inspiration and sought information about him. What I learned was surpr...
Lyudmila was a Russian sniper who achieved great fame as a sniper during world war II. She is credited with 309 kills
The Resumption of the ;Great Game' (The Rivalry between the British and Russian Empires) After World War I
This is a book review of an underrated yet amazingly and intricately done pre- and post-war classic. Be stunned with the vivid mental picture of one of the best World War II classic.
The interesting results of an interview with a man of German national origin who lived in Germany and Holland during World War II and subsequently immigrated to the United States with his family.
The first part of this article consists of the goals and general layout of the planned in...
I was only six when World War II ended, on August 9, 1945, with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, but I remember it well.
