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Tag Archives: Hermann Goering
This week in the War, 23–29 April 1945: A flying visit
This week in the war, on 23 April 1945, as Adolf Hitler took personal charge of directing Berlin’s defenses, he received a telegram from Hermann Goering advocating that he, Goering, take full control of Germany. Enraged, Hitler stripped Goering of all … Continue reading
Posted in World War II
Tagged Hanna Reitsch, Hermann Goering, Ritter von Griem
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This week in the War, 25–31 May 1942: Cologne—the thousand-bomber raid
This week in the war, at midnight on the night of 30/31 May 1942, Churchill announced to his dinner guests at Chequers that the RAF was, at that very moment, striking Cologne with over a thousand bombers. The guests included … Continue reading
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Tagged Averell Harriman, Cologne, Eisenhower, Hermann Goering, Heydrich, John Winant, thousand bomber raid
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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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Vignette: Venus, Victory, and the Chateau de Valencay
A few years ago, my wife and I visited the Château de Valençay some kilometres south of France’s Loire Valley. We followed hordes of French school children bent on learning about their country’s history—or having a fun time, at least—and … Continue reading
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Tagged Carinhall, Chateau de Valencay, Hermann Goering, Louvre, Phryne, Talleyrand, Venus, Vichy, Winged Victory of Samothrace
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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: Romanino’s Christ
The Italian Renaissance masterpiece, Christ Carrying a Cross Dragged by a Rogue, painted by Girolamo Romanino, was seized by US officials while on tour in Tallahassee and, as reported in the British newspaper The Telegraph (19 April 2012), returned to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Girolamo Romanino, Hermann Goering, Hitler, The Lost Museum
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