Tag: history
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(7) A journey with my enemy as my guru, through Israel Palestine, my soul and other contested areas
(1) A journey with my enemy as my guru. Through Israel, Palestine, my soul and other contested areas
Movies, series & documentaries
Edgar Allan Poe comes of age in anemic detective movie The Pale Blue Eye
german, history, Movies, series & documentaries
New German war movie (2022) ‘Im Westen nichts Neues’ is one of the best World War I movies ever made. Looks like authentic battlefield footage. Carnage that feels real
Am not a racist, I just like to surround myself with things that energize me and remind me to tough it out
21st of July 1861. One of the strangest battles in history takes place. Civil war blog
Ideal movie for this sultry 18th of July :: Glory, one of the best anti-racists movies out there
Berlin 1945, Das Ende, Antony Beevor. Books to understand the world
One of my quirks :: Reading books about the American Civil War in any language I can reasonably manage
15 questions :: War in Ukraine
5 best strategy tips to win Axis and Allies
Kennedy was shot from a storm drain
20 women I loved in my twenties :: Bojana
Movies, series & documentaries
Slovak movie The Auschwitz Report review (original title ‘Sprava’)
Watch “Captured Soviet Female Soldiers – How Did the Germans Treat Them?” on YouTube
Watch “Colin Powell, War Criminal Loved By The Establishment” on YouTube
dutch, Movies, series & documentaries
The forgotten battle is an easily forgotten movie. Movies to learn Dutch
Movies, series & documentaries
The new Wonder Years. I like it, but it’s missing something
Their faces haunt me
Taking a break from reading about war
Trauma of the Netherlands. Back to Srebrenica. The story of Dutchbat. Docu De machteloze missie van Dutchbat
What good things did Hitler do according to Trump? (question on Quora)
Men's issues, seduction, sexuality
Why you can’t find a girlfriend
What is the most unique country in Europe in terms of culture, language, and people?
Life lessons to be happy from William Von Hippel, author of The Social Leap
Movies, series & documentaries
Movie Emperor (2020) shows some of the horrors of slavery, but is otherwise a huge disappointment
Once upon a time in Iraq :: Must watch documentaries
An American Civil War historian compliments this Belgian on his English
Which battle is it? Military history quiz
Authenticity Diary, Books & Music
What if Hitler came back? Timur Vermes gives the answer. Lockdown books, keep them coming.
Authenticity Diary, Books & Music
Lockdown literature. What to do during a lockdown? Reading is a good option. Miss ex-Yugoslavia is a gripping and very intimate take on the wars in Yugoslavia. Sofija Stefanovic is a fine author
Protected: How two people meet. Intercultural encounters
Movies, series & documentaries
Must see movies :: News of the world. Best movies of 2020
psychology, Psychotherapy, relationships
We don’t marry our parents. We marry our unfinished business. Intriguing quote by Edith Eger
How many can you answer? General knowledge quiz. Pub Quiz. Things to do when bored. (round 17)
Deeply moving interview with a survivor of Auschwitz, Leon Henry. With English subtitles
I have this terrible affliction :: Corona diary
Characteristics of Slovak people and Slovak culture. Things to consider when moving to Slovakia
Biden’s pathetic inauguration shows America’s cultural and moral bankruptcy. Michael McCaffrey wrote a savagely correct analysis of the whole ordeal.
Challenging party quiz. University quiz (round 15)
Covid diary :: Playing boardgames against yourself
20 useful lessons and a lot of dangerous bias. Timothy Snyder’s Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century misses the most important lesson
The history of the gaming industry :: High Score :: Documentaries worth watching
history, Movies, series & documentaries
Filthy rich :: documentaries worth watching
history, Movies, series & documentaries
The devil next door :: Documentaries worth watching
Hey 2020, a lot of people are mad at you, but I still like you
Movies, series & documentaries
Troy Fall Of A City is quite good
What do I think the US needs? 20 measures for a better future
german, Movies, series & documentaries