Tag Archives: WWII

Maybe We Millers are a Significant Bunch of People

Posted on September 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Lee Miller (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977) There’s a new Sky film out. It’s frankly an unglamourized look at the work of a model-turned-photojournalist during World War II. Having Kate Winslet play the lead role is probably an … Continue reading →

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Victory Doesn’t Happen Overnight, It Takes Time

Posted on August 25, 2024 by cdsmiller17

When you consider that Operation Overlord started the process on June 6, 1944, it took 80 days to finally achieve its objective of liberating Paris. That’s the equivalent of circumnavigating the world in a Jules Verne story. It would take … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

Posted on April 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Great Escape (March 24, 1944) We all presume that Hollywood films are the product of someone’s imagination. Literally, how could it be true? Were the Germans the best at keeping their prisoners-of-war encamped? Well, yes and no. The 1963 … Continue reading →

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Fractals: Is History Repeating Itself, Yet Again?

Posted on March 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

No, I’m not trying to be funny, here. Gregg Braden has this little guy (or a facsimile* of him) in the corner of his YouTube videos. Are we destined to see this battle of good and evil play out again? … Continue reading →

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Especially in War:

Posted on February 26, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Need I say more?

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(He Wants You to) Remember Him for “Trinity” Only

Posted on February 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Oppenheimer (2023) We finally got around to watching this movie on Amazon Prime, last night. Wow, it was impressive at every level. And if you didn’t understand the man behind the creation of the atomic bomb, this movie lays it … Continue reading →

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A Comic Superhero Inspired The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on December 7, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Captain Marvel, Jr (February 24, 1943) It was something that all young boys did: style themselves on a comic book superhero. In Elvis’ case, he admired Captain Marvel, Jr, so much that he even coiffed his hair with the same … Continue reading →

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MIGA: Have We Learned Anything From History?

Posted on November 8, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Dictator’s Playbook (Episode 3) Of course, I knew about Benito Mussolini’s Fascists, but I’d never analyzed how he came to power. MIGA: Make Italy Great Again! Oh-oh. While I am suspicious of the MAGA echo, I think that this … Continue reading →

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They Say, in Entertainment, that Timing is Everything

Posted on October 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

World on Fire (2019 – ) We started watching this series on PBS last night. From the episode we saw, it might be that this is season two, since the story seems to come in the middle of the conflict … Continue reading →

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And Writing about the Timing of Poems being Published

Posted on September 15, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Last Words of an Unknown Soldier Poem (June 15, 1944) I wrote about this poem in my post “Why I Write…” and now that I have explored the idea of charting when a poem is published widely for the first … Continue reading →

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