Tag Archives: World War II

Did America Fight For The Four Freedoms During World War Two?

Posted on May 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

Every once in a while, some historian will beclown themselves trying to resurrect the four freedoms as being a worthwhile policy aim of the government that represents obvious rights that belong to all people in the United States (and elsewhere), … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The S.S. Officer’s Armchair

Posted on March 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

The S.S. Officer’s Armchair: Uncovering The Hidden Life Of A Nazi, by Daniel Lee This book, though not extremely long due to the paucity of its content, is several different small books in one. One book is the account of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Oppenheimer

Posted on August 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

What makes this film so compelling is not an easy thing to determine. In terms of its acting and directing and cinematography, this film is spectacular, which you would expect from a director of Christopher Nolan’s caliber. In many ways, … Continue reading →

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Night And Day In Cagliari

Posted on June 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

When my mother and I had planned to come to this city of Caglari, I sent a message to a slight acquaintance of mine asking her about her city and what one could do, and she had little to suggest. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Sisu

Posted on April 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

When watching a movie like this, it is probably easiest to think of the films that this Finnish production calls to mind. It features an indestructible hero, much like John Wick, who may often be down but is never out. … Continue reading →

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He Kept Us Out Of War

Posted on April 29, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the more strange electoral campaigns of American political history took place in 1916, as World War I waged in Europe and other parts of the world, and the United States vainly thought that it would be able to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Guam 1941 & 1944

Posted on March 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss And Reconquest, by Gordon L Rottman One would not normally think of Guam as one of the most obvious military strongpoints of the world, but it has indeed proven to be so in the 20th … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland, by James A. Donovan This book is essentially the other side of the story to a post I wrote earlier about the long-term sense of embarrassment that Iceland suffered … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lady And The Panda

Posted on January 27, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Lady And The Panda: The True Adventures Of The First American Explorer To Bring Back China’s Most Exotic Animal, by Vicki Constantine Croke This book is an interesting one, because it occurs at a vitally important time, in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Whatever It Took

Posted on December 11, 2020 by nathanalbright

Whatever It Took: An American Paratrooper’s Extraordinary Memoir of Escape, Survival, And Heroism In The Last Days OF World War II, by Henry Langrehr and Jim DeFelice This book is somewhat extraordinary in that it is the most restrained book … Continue reading →

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