Post-blogging the Boxer Uprising
Over at The Edge of the American West, David Silbey is post-blogging the Boxer Uprising. The first post in the series is here.
Blogging, tweeting and podcasting
1910s, 1940s, Books, Periodicals
Hang ’em high
This is something I’ve been wondering about for ages. In The Impact of Air Power on the British People and their Government, Alfred Gollin notes, but does not explain, a recurring theme: the idea that after a damaging air raid, angry mobs would string up government ministers (or other servants of the public) from lamp-posts
1930s, Books, Other, Periodicals
That was unexpected
Today, I was reading an account of the Cambridge Scientists’ Anti-War Group in Gary Werskey, The Visible College (London: Allen Lane, 1978). On p. 230 I came across the following passage: The Association of Scientific Workers strongly endorsed their work,48 as did J. B. S. Haldane. I turned to the endnotes to check the reference,
1910s, Periodicals, Phantom airships, mystery aeroplanes, and other panics, Rumours
The enemy within
Last month I touched on the Hidden Hand, an alleged German conspiracy during the First World War, supposedly undermining the British war effort from within. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately!) my sources don’t include some of the more extreme publications pushing this conspiracy theory, but I have looked at the Daily Mail, which has published the
Blogging, tweeting and podcasting
2008 Clios
A bit earlier than usual, the winners of the 2008 Cliopatria Awards for the best history blogging of the past year have been announced. They are The Edge of the American West (best group blog), Northwest History (best individual blog), Wynken de Worde (best new blog), Tenured Radical (best post), Walking the Berkshires (best series
1920s, After 1950, Books, Cold War, Collective security, Film, International air force, Nuclear, biological, chemical, Space, Videos
Gort of the interplanetary police force
[Cross-posted at Revise and Dissent.] I recently rewatched one of my favourite science fiction films, The Day the Earth Stood Still — the 1951 original, of course, not the currently-screening remake (which I have yet to see, but tend to doubt that it will improve over the original in any area other than special effects).
1940s, Art, Periodicals, Pictures
Our friends the enemy
An impression by “J.P.” of the R.A.F. attack by Whitleys on the snow-covered Skoda armament works at Plzen in Czechoslovakia on the night of October 27 [1940]. Source: Flight, 29 December 1940, 536 (link). Perhaps I’m just cynical, but I’m guessing that this night raid on the Skoda works was not nearly as accurate as
Other
Over there
Today I’m thinking about my brother, who is serving in Iraq with the Australian Army. Stay safe and come home soon, bro!
Blogging, tweeting and podcasting, Books
On being a snob
I’ve had a few inbound links from forums in the last few days, including this one. It’s nice to be linked to, but in this case one of the participants, kyt, has a bit of a rant about my snobbishness: The blogger does seem to have a certain, for want of a better word, snobbishness.