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Tag Archives: World War II
Irish Neutrality And…Irish Neutrality
Almost twenty years ago, I was part of a discussion on a History “discussion board” on MySpace. The subject was Irish Neutrality in the Second World War. This is often a sore point for Irish people. Not so much for … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast Blitz, British Empire, Ciaran Cuffe, Clare Daly, DDay, Eamon de Valera, Emily Lawless, Europe, good friday agreement, Grace O'Sullivan, Green Party, letsgetalongerism, Mick Wallace, Ming Flanagan, Neutrality, RealPolitik, Russia, Sinn Féin, Skibbereen Eagle, Treaty Ports, Ukraine, United Nations, World War II
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Germany 1945…Reconciliation?
A few months ago I watched a three part BBC documentary called “Berlin 1945”. It was difficult to watch. The year 1945 in Berlin…archive footage and quotes from the diaries of ordinary Berliners. By January 1945, the Nazis have already … Continue reading
“What We Need Is A Great Big Melting Pot”
….”big enough to hold the world and all its got. Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more. Turn out coffee coloured people by the score” Perhaps I am not the only person here who was a 17 year … Continue reading
Dresden…1945-2015
When is a War Crime NOT a War Crime? “Dresden”…I am not sure what makes it different. As a general rule, the Winners dont commit War Crimes. If Nazi Germany had won the Second World War, there would have been … Continue reading
How The Irish Saved….Belfast
Ian Parsley, the politician, businessman and linguist who was previously a member of the Alliance Party and the UCNUCFCPF and is now back with Alliance…all since 2009….makes a fair point when he blogs that loyalists and republicans get more out … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Belfast Blitz, Conflict Resolution, East Belfast, Flegs, Ian Parsley, letsgetalongerism, Letsgetalongerists, UVF, World War II
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“Downfall”….Movie On Hitler’s Last Days In The Bunker
We have all seen movies which tell the story of the last days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker. RTE recently showed the 2004 movie “Downfall”. I taped it to watch it at my leisure. It is based largely … Continue reading
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Tagged "Downfall", Bunker, Germany, Hitler, Nazi, Traudl Junge, World War II
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 