Tag: World history
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1917
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for 1917: Holy S—! Quick synopsis: Two British soldiers in World War I are sent to stop Allied Forces from walking into a trap. Yes, it’s fiction but I don’t care even a little bit. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The entire movie is shot in three continuous shots. The camera…
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Hitler’s Circle of Evil
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hitler’s Circle of Evil: The Third Reich was more like high school than you think. Quick synopsis: The story of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle throughout the rise and fall of the Nazi party focused on Hitler’s underlings. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Hugo Boss was a Nazi! He wasn’t just…
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History Detective: Charles Dawson Part III
The final installment of my search into Charles Dawson through his World War I photo. For Part I, go here. For Part II, go here. Once Charles and his unit landed in France, it didn’t take long for them to get into the thick of it. And by thick of it, I mean the deadliest…
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The Shipwreck Hunter by David Mearns
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Shipwreck Hunter: It is really hard to find old shipwrecks. Who knew?! Quick synopsis: Selected shipwreck findings of celebrated explorer/shipwreck hunter David Mearns. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Shipwrecks are sometimes so easy to find it’s kind of embarrassing. The Esmeralda, a 500-year-old ship was found in about 5…
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History Detective: Charles Dawson Part II
My continued search into Charles Dawson through his World War I photo. For Part I, go here. The hardest part by far is figuring out the bottom middle of the photo. I knew it contained Charles’ unit number because I could clearly make out “D Company.” The unit number was much fainter. After a whole…
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Musing: Stop Comparing Things to Nazis
What’s this musing about: The misuse and ignorance when it comes to Nazis. (Approaches soapbox, climbs on) Stop comparing things to Nazis. It shows a disturbing misunderstanding of history and annoys the hell out of me. I don’t like speaking on American politics. Nowadays conversations end up with people yelling and spouting ignorant things. Luckily,…
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They Shall Not Grow Old
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for They Shall Not Grow Old: Peter Jackson made a masterpiece. I’m not talking about Lord of the Rings, though. Quick synopsis: A documentary on World War I that uses new technology to blow your freaking mind hole. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: When it goes from black and white to…
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Expedition Unknown
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: Lots of history with a little bit of showmanship and malarkey. Quick synopsis: Host Josh Gates and his team search for various historical items of real or dubious origins. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: During one episode (“Amelia Earhart”), Josh Gates searches under a home for remains. He finds them and…