#the Second World War

[maysshortmoviereviews]

We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)

A Jewish family separated at the start of World War II is determined to survive and reunite.

A brilliant, thought-provoking, and extremely moving true story of a Jewish family during WWII. A quality production that is very impactful.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Soldiers in Gorizia during the Second World War, Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy

Italian vintage postcard

[caedmonofwhitby]

Edward Sackville-West (1901-1965) The Rescue.

A Melodrama for Broadcasting based on Homer's Odyssey, 1945 with six illustrations by Henry Moore

The Rescue by Edward Sackville-West was first performed on BBC radio in November 1943. Over three million people tuned in to listen. An orchestral score by Benjamin Britten accompanied the play.

Based on the last books of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, The Rescue recounts Odysseus's return to his homeland, the Mediterranean island of Ithaca. With soldiers away fighting on the front, the theme of homecoming in The Rescue resonated strongly with its audience of mostly women and civilians.

When the text was published, Henry Moore provided drawings to illustrate some of the scenes. One of these, The Shadow on the Wall, shows the profile of a man against a brick wall. It is the profile of the protagonist Odysseus, incised by his wife Penelope onto a wall so that the grey stone showed through the whitening where she had scratched it.

In this image, the masonry wall dominates the lightly drawn profile.

The Courtauld Gallery, London

[backofthebookshelf]

I know I'm a week late but I do think people are misunderstanding the point of the Anthony Bourdain quote about Kissinger

The point was never "Anthony Bourdain has good politics and is an unproblematic fave," the point is that even someone with mainstream liberalish politics who goes to Cambodia for a food tour - a, let's be honest, very bougie type of trip to be part of your job - and has a basic understanding of history and a bare minimum of human decency can come away from that bougie food tour wanting to murder Henry Kissinger with their bare hands. The point is that Henry Kissinger fucked up this country so bad the only reason he wasn't lynched decades ago is because it's on the opposite side of the world and the people who were in proximity to him never really saw what it was. The point is that if we could see firsthand what our First World politics do to the Third World we would understand that monsters walk among us and it's a cultural failing that we let them die at home at 100 years old surrounded by their friends and family.

[historicity-was-already-taken]

Things World War II was about:

-the post-ww1 reorganization of Europe

-Japan and the USA's long-term cold war over who gets to claim the South Pacific as their sphere of influence

Things World War II was not about:

-saving the Jews

-fighting the Communists

-defeating white supremacy

[thefashionvibesofficial]

The Intense War movies on Netflix you should watch

The Intense War movies on Netflix you should watch

The Intense War Movies on Netflix You Should Watch – Photographer: Special (Courtesy/Netflix) If you have been a Netflix subscriber for several years, you surely know that in recent months the streaming giant has integrated the great war films, since it is one of the favorite genres of millions of users of this platform, for this reason, this title currently has some of the best tapes of the…

[lostmementomemori]

Allied soldiers mocking Hitler (Balcony of the Reich Chancellery, 1945)

[histcryprincess]

French girls wearing their German boyfriends uniforms during World War 2. The photo on the right was found on a German POW.

[cid5]

Tiger 1 SS Division

[maysshortmoviereviews]

Lee (2023)

The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

I went to watch this with low expectations because all I had read were negative reviews, but I ended up really enjoying it. I knew nothing about Lee Miller's story, and I found her to be a fascinating and brave woman. The film could have spent more time on her experiences during the war, but it felt like there was a lot to condense into one movie. Overall, it's enjoyable, but if you're looking for a more in-depth story, you might be disappointed.

P.S. I felt Alexander Skarsgård is miscast in his role. I wasn't convinced by his British accent.

[katabay]

THE JETSET LIFE IS GONNA KILL YOU, ERIC CARTER!

my laptop charger uhhhhhh. met its end in a very permanent, very fire hazardy kind of way last week. while waiting for a replacement I decided to try and get some work done at the library and was asking around for some urban fantasy (extra points for a mystery plot of some kind) recommendations to check out while I was there

the eric carter series was mentioned a couple of times, AND had the added bonus of having a necromancer for a main character. I love necromancers. someday I'm gonna play one in a game instead of immediately defaulting to vampires.

Fire Season, Stephen Blackmoore

[postcard-from-the-past]

Rumbles by the St. Catherine's Church during the Second World War in Hamburg, Germany

German vintage postcard

[semioticapocalypse]

Lee Miller. Elizabeth Cowell wearing a Digby Morton suit. London. 1941.

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[druidonity2]

They call you King but all I see is Pawn...

[stayatsam]

time to plan out the border...