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Month: February 2017

Burning democracy

Imagine the Capital building in Washington on fire. Or Westminster in London. Or Parliament House in Ottowa or Canberra. Imagine the enormity of it. Germans waking up on 28 February 1933 didn’t have to imagine it. The Reichstag was on fire. That was the message …

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3 Comments on Burning democracyFebruary 26, 2017 By Neil Spark

Under radar

Another step towards World War II was made when Nazi leader Adolf Hitler secretly authorised the founding of the German airforce, the Luftwaffe on 26 February 1935. The airforce contravened the Versailles Treaty that forbade a German military airforce. World War I air ace and …

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Democracy threatened

The President of the United States’ latest threat to democracy: journalists should have to name sources. Not long before he made the comment in a speech, his staff briefed journalists on the condition of anonymity to discredit a New York Times story about contacts between Trump’s …

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Leave a Comment on Democracy threatenedFebruary 25, 2017 By Neil Spark

Strike a page-turning chord

I devour books about the inter-war period. There’s a plethora of non-fiction and fiction. I post my thoughts from time to time about my reading journey. Here’s my review of The Black Orchestra by JJ Toner. When committed Nazi and Abwehr signalman Kurt Muller discovers …

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1 Comment on Strike a page-turning chordFebruary 11, 2017 By Neil Spark

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