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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

2018--A Year of Books in Groups of Three

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--> Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, my favorite book of 2018 When I looked at the list of books I read in 2018, ...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Life as a Tank Commander in Cold War Germany--On a Podcast

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Me in 1977 in Germany on top of my tank Today the second of two episodes of the Cold War History Podcast went live with Ian Sanders, th...
Friday, December 21, 2018

The Resignation of General James Mattis is Good, But Not Enough

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Generaloberst Ludwig Beck Mattis's resignation is good, but not enough. It was not enough in Germany in 1938: Ludwig August ...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Army Christmas: 1978 and 2008

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A half-second Google search showed me  hundreds of Army Christmas Trees.  Forty years ago, I was about to celebrate my third Christ...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Back at Jew: Changing My Dog tags Back After Almost 50 Years

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My first and current dog tags. Bottom line is JEWISH . In February 1972, I got my first set of dog tags at Basic Training.   Most peop...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Podcast on the Cold War Talks Tanks

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My M60A1 "Patton" tank in the Colorado desert in 1976.  Today I was the guest on "Cold War Conversations History Podcas...
Monday, November 26, 2018

A Very American Path in a Crisis: "You Should See A Rabbi / My Rabbi"

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Congregation Shaarai Shomayim where  Jack Paskoff is the Rabbi In October of last year I had a day that could only happen in Ameri...