by Charles Cameron | Sep 2, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — shall we say, not a great enthusiast for war? ] . . This image of Winston Churchill in the bombed out ruins of Coventry Cathedral is almost a self-referential paradox in itself, if you still believe the canard that he knew the Germans were...
by Special Guest | Aug 1, 2013 | Monitor
By Paul Rockower I have always been fascinated by the way that countries with issues of diplomatic recognition, and national movements, conduct public diplomacy to communicate their diplomatic legitimacy or to bypass diplomatic difficulties. To such ends, I was a...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jun 6, 2013 | Monitor
[collated by Lynn C. Rees] My Fellow Americans, Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our Allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 18, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — destruction of sacred spaces ] . Do we grieve the destruction of the Abbey of Monte Cassino as we grieve the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas? ** With playful and appropriate scholarly tongue-in-cheek, Umberto Eco describes the...
by J.ScottShipman | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
[by J. Scott Shipman] An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941, by Charles E. Kirkpatrick Mr. Kirkpatrick’s little book provides an excellent primer to the formulation of the United States’ WWII strategy and a refreshing...
