“They’re espadrilles but they’re flat,” my wife said to me in Rome with the same mistaken confidence it would be understood as if I’d remarked to her that Chamberlain should never have been fooled by the Stresa Conference and appeasement was always destined to fail.
Posts tagged “history”
Eternal, The Honor It Bore
Reunited ‘Marauders’ Recall War’s Hell in Burma’s Jungles
This is going to kill my weekend. I’ve maxed out at 13 and can’t seem to beat that.
Never Forget
Kristallnacht
Crossing the Rubicon
There’s no turning back …
“If you want the future to be different from the present, study the past.”
Benedict Spinoza
#FridayFive: Great Podcasts
In which I recommend more podcasts
Happy Birthday, Teddy
Teddy Roosevelt, the Original Rough Rider