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Nuremberg Trial, The

A Surprisingly Dull Treaties on International Law Authors: Ann & John Tusa Ann and John Tusa teamed together to create The Nuremberg Trial, a five-hundred-page opus covering the literal trial of the century where multiple nations gathered together, post-World War II, to decide the fate of the remaining Nazi leaders. In this international quest for justice, England, America, France, and the former USSR struggled with issues of vengeance, with perceived “victor’s justice,” with fairness and legality, and with establishing a new precedent for international law. Together, these nations participated in a yearlong trial of 22 defendants, including the infamous Hermann Göring. [...]

Frances Carden2023-05-17T13:16:59-07:00May 16th, 2023|Tags: book review, history, international law, nonfiction, Nuremberg, Nuremberg Trial, read, reading, reviews, trial|

Rape of Nanking, The

An Untold Story Finally Brought to Light Author: Iris Chang After reading Pearl S. Buck’s Dragon Seed, a novelization of the Nanking Massacre from the perspective of a farmer and his close-knit household, I became curious about the massacre. Admittedly, my historical knowledge is spotty, but World War II has made it into numerous movies and fictional books and is one of the more interesting and devastating moments in our contemporary world. Yet, I’d never heard of the Nanking massacre. For the Japanese part in World War II, the stories always focus on Pearl Harbor or the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-23T12:44:36-07:00April 23rd, 2023|Tags: historical, history, Nanjing massacre, Nanking, nonfiction, wwii|

Black Death: The World’s Most Devastating Plague, The

An Engaging Deep-Dive Into History Author: Dorsey Armstrong Browsing through the Audible catalog one day, I ran across Dorsey Armstrong’s 24 lecture series on the Black Death. The Black Death shaped so much of what we call modern day society, and the ramifications and horrors of a world-wide plague continue to (rightfully) scare us to this day. Even those of us who aren’t especially intrigued by history find the Black Death equal parts interesting and ultimately terrifying. After all, the Covid-19 pandemic proved that the days of worldwide sickness are far from behind us, especially since we live and breathe in [...]

Frances Carden2023-04-16T09:47:53-07:00April 16th, 2023|Tags: Black Death, course, history, lessons, review|