Reluctantly remembered: the strange historical odyssey of the Führerbunker.
The remains of the concrete tomb where Hitler blew his brains out are a fascinating but uncomfortable artifact of history.
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A bad day at the races: The legacy of the Nika riots.
Historic Painting: “Prussian Troops with French Prisoners” by Christian Sell, 1875.
Freezing in Montreal: The Great Ice Storm of 1998.
Year’s end: The best of the Garden in 2024.
Behind the Scenes: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Explained & Deconstructed.
Solstice: The hallowed beginning of winter.
The Verge
Reluctantly remembered: the strange historical odyssey of the Führerbunker.
The remains of the concrete tomb where Hitler blew his brains out are a fascinating but uncomfortable artifact of history.
A bad day at the races: The legacy of the Nika riots.
Historic Painting: “Prussian Troops with French Prisoners” by Christian Sell, 1875.
Freezing in Montreal: The Great Ice Storm of 1998.
Solstice: The hallowed beginning of winter.
London’s martyred terrier: the amazing story of the Brown Dog Riots.
Historic Photo: Cavite on fire after Japanese air raid, December 1941.
The Outer Garden
Year’s end: The best of the Garden in 2024.
Happy New Year! Here are what I think are the best articles from this blog from 2024.
My upcoming novel, “The Gangster Crown,” is now available for pre-order!
Thanksgiving 2024: Have a wonderful holiday!
Cover Reveal: “The Gangster Crown,” my upcoming crime novel.
The Class on September 11 is Up.
Historic Photo: Kids at an L.A. Halloween Party, 1935.
A mid-autumn blog hiatus.
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Explained & Deconstructed.
My latest in-depth YouTube video takes on one of the key moments of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
The strangest dictator: The odd world of Moammar Qaddafi.
Behind the Scenes: August 1939, Eve of War.
The book I’ve been working on: introducing “The Gangster Crown.”
Behind the Scenes: Putin, The Rise to Power.
The lamps that went out: My yearly thoughts on the outbreak of World War I.
