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Tag Archives: Hitler
Vignette: If Hitler had a Facebook page…
The American Civil War felt the impact of photography, and much of the Second World War was reported through motion pictures in the form of newsreels. For Vietnam, it was television. For modern day conflicts, it will likely be social media. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfie Dog Fiction, Coffee with Luna, Eva Braun, Hermann Goering, Hitler, Joseph Goebbels
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In the news: Eva Braun’s home movies
Eva Braun’s birthday was a day or so ago, 6 February (1912) and, last week, an article about her and the movies she made appeared in the Guardian and Observer (Robert McCrum and Taylor Downing, 27 January 2013). Eva and … Continue reading
Posted in Book, In the news, World War II
Tagged Angela Lambert, Berghof, Eva Braun, Heike Gortemaker, Hitler
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This week in the War, 21–27 October 1940: Entering the path of collaboration
This week in the war, on Thursday 24 October, Adolf Hitler and Maréchal Philippe Pétain, the leader of Vichy France, met at Montoire-sur-le-Loire. In most respects, the two men were remarkably different. Hitler spent his early life as an aspiring, though … Continue reading
This week in the War, 21–27 October 1940: Turning point at Hendaye
This week in the war, on Wednesday 23 October 1940, Adolf Hitler met with Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco at Hendaye, a small town on the French-Spanish border, at the foot of the Pyrenees. In some respects, the two men were … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Canaris, Caudillo, Condor Legion, Franco, Hendaye, Hitler, Pyrenees, Richard Bassett, Sperrle
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This week in the War, 14–20 October 1940: The Great Dictator
To quote Charlie Chaplin: “Dictators are comic. My aim is to make people laugh at them.” This week in the war, on 15 October 1940, the movie The Great Dictator, premiered in New York City. Chaplin starred … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, World War II
Tagged Berchtesgaden, Charlie Chaplin, Eva Braun, Hitler, Mussolini, Paulette Goddard, The Berghof, The Great Dictator
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This week in the War, 23–29 September 1940: Rose Valland—portrait of a heroine
This week in the war, on 24 September 1940, Mademoiselle Rose Valland received a grant of 10,000 francs to conduct research into art. Her adventures are described in Rose Valland: Capitaine Beaux Arts (Dupuis, 2009), a captivating book by Catel, Polack … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Art of the Defeat, bande dessinee, Battle of Britain, Carinhall, Hermann Goering, Hitler, Jeu de Paume, Laurence Bertrand Dorleac, Rose Valland
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In the news: Hitler shop opens (and closes) in India
Who would think that Nazi Germany and British India—the Third Reich and the ‘Jewel in the Crown’—would have the slightest thing in common? Mahatma Gandhi’s famous letter to Hitler (below) represents one of the few and little known connections. Until … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, World War II
Tagged Gandhi, Hitler
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