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... history is written by the winners. That's the philosophy behind "The Last Ringbearer," a novel set during and after the end of the War of the Ring... and told from the point of view of the losers. ... In Yeskov's retelling, the wizard Gandalf is a war-monger intent on crushing the scientific and technological initiative of Mordor and its southern allies because science "destroys the harmony of the world and dries up the souls of men!"
posted by Joe Beese
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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In the scale of its intensity, its destructiveness and its horror, Stalingrad has no parallel. It engaged the full strength of the two biggest armies in Europe and could fit into no lesser framework than that of a life-and-death conflict which encompasses the earth. - The New York Times, February 4, 1943
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posted by Joe Beese
on Oct 27, 2010 -
61 comments
Suvorov’s argument is simple. Stalin cleverly lured Hitler into war by offering to divide Poland. This act, Stalin knew, would prompt Britain and France to declare war on Germany. Stalin expected to pick up the pieces. -
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posted by Joe Beese
on Sep 14, 2009 -
30 comments
Between 1885 and 1917, Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants created 105
jeweled eggs, only 69 of which survive. They are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweler's art. The
Rothschild egg is the most expensive timepiece ever sold at auction.
posted by Joe Beese
on Jun 3, 2009 -
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