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
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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
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
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