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Key research sources on the Japanese surrender

Posted on Saturday, 1 November 2014 by Mark ThomasNovember 1, 2014

Key research sources on the Japanese surrender In my accidental series regarding what I learned writing about the Japanese surrender, the topic led me to a wide variety of sources. Several of these I consider invaluable for anyone wanting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History, Teaching History | Tagged research skills, WWII

What I learned writing about the Japanese surrender

Posted on Sunday, 28 September 2014 by Mark ThomasSeptember 22, 2018

On August 14th, 2014, my deadline passed for writing about the sixty-ninth anniversary of Imperial Japan’s surrender. That was more than six weeks ago. I was confident of my knowledge of more than just the event’s cursory details and believed … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching History | Tagged history, Japanese, WWII

August events teach cause and effect

Posted on Monday, 4 August 2014 by Mark ThomasAugust 4, 2014

Three August events help teach cause and effect Perhaps one of the reasons I find Conan O’Brian so much more entertaining than Jay Leno is the latter’s man-on-the-street routine, Jay Walking, from Leno’s time as the Tonight Show host. Viewers … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching History | Tagged cause and effect, Civil War, Lincoln, teaching, UGRR, WWII

No, history doesn’t repeat itself

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2014 by Mark ThomasJune 25, 2014

No, history doesn’t repeat itself I’m as guilty as the next person of having blithely stated something no history teacher should ever accept, let alone utter. History does not repeat itself. Period. So what’s the purpose, the value of studying … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching History | Tagged American History, research skills, teaching

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