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The Ethical Imagination, Plus a Somewhat Obscure Japanese Film and David Bowie

The Ethical Imagination, Plus a Somewhat Obscure Japanese Film and ...

First of all, if you haven’t seen Nagisa Ôshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, go watch it, because it’s great. This post contains mild…
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Peninsula, Then Ship

Peninsula, Then Ship

Remembering the Bataan Peninsula aboard USS BATAAN.
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Reasons Alistair Urquhart Is Pissed Off

Reasons Alistair Urquhart Is Pissed Off

Ian W. Toll’s excellent PACIFIC CRUCIBLE, and why former POW Alistair Urquhart might feel it misses him
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Far East Prisoners of War: A Beginner’s Q&A

Far East Prisoners of War: A Beginner’s Q&A

The basics on Allied POWs held by the Japanese in the Second World War, and why they matter
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Meeting Mr. Lawrence

Meeting Mr. Lawrence

How David Bowie got me hooked on World War 2 history (no, really).
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A Poignant Picture

A Poignant Picture

POW artists such as Jack Chalker capture a tragic but human experience
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A Potemkin Village in WWII Java

A Potemkin Village in WWII Java

The dire conditions of WWII POWs are briefly relieved while their captors film propaganda
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Ration Yourself

Ration Yourself

Interested in history? Stand in solidarity with it: impose rationing.
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Tom Boardman’s Ukulele

Tom Boardman’s Ukulele

A former prisoner of war and the instrument that helped him survive
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Most of History is Mourning

Most of History is Mourning

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