Military History
From the Archives: In which I Finally Read A Woman of No Importance
Earlier this month, I was called to jury duty. I must admit, I thought about trying to get out of it on the grounds that I am under deadline on this book.* But I just couldn’t do it. I believe in the importance of the jury system. And I have spent the last few years…
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From the Archives-Shin-Kickers From History: Gaston Madru Secretly Films Occupied Paris
I have more new (or more acurately, old) stories to tell you, but I also have four book events over the next eight days–all different in format. So for the moment, allow me to share a few old posts dealing with occupation, resistance, and journalists at the front. ***** Today I stumbled across an unexpected…
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Women in the Norwegian Resistance
My one complaint with the Resistance Museum in Oslo was that it did not include the role played by Norwegian women.* This is not surprising: we have only begun to hear stories about women in the resistance in various countries in Europe in the last few years. A dive down the research rabbit hole made…
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