Life During Wartime: GeekDad Reviews ‘In This Corner of the World’
Available today both digitally and on Blu-ray and DVD, ‘In This Corner of the World’ is a heartfelt, heartbreaking affair, beautifully animated and perfectly cast.
Continue ReadingAvailable today both digitally and on Blu-ray and DVD, ‘In This Corner of the World’ is a heartfelt, heartbreaking affair, beautifully animated and perfectly cast.
Continue ReadingTypically, when an American Jew thinks of World War II, their entire story is one of loss. But this story is about a different kind of loss, and something wonderful gained.
Continue ReadingThe famous British war comic, Battle, returns with this collection of stories — introduced by Garth Ennis.
Continue ReadingWings of a Warrior: The Jimmy Doolittle Story is directed and narrated by former Hollywood stuntman Gardner Doolittle.
Continue ReadingGraphic novels are a great way to learn about war, since they show the action, the planning, and can include all the important players.
Continue ReadingThis week is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid, one of the most celebrated military operations of World War Two but not very well known outside the UK. All week here in the UK there have been special documentaries about the attack, as well as news features, and showings of the 1955 movie. This afternoon my home city is celebrating with a special service at the cathedral and a flyover by a Lancaster bomber, the plane that performed so spectacularly in 1943.
Continue ReadingIn Odette’s Secrets, author Maryann MacDonald introduces readers to the fears and worries that plague Jews in Paris as Hitler’s regime takes power through the eyes of Odette.
Continue ReadingIf you’ve read a lot of my other posts here at GeekDad, you’ll know that I am passionate about history. There are some really interesting things out there for learning history now that aren’t the old standby of dry textbook …
Continue ReadingFollowing our harrowing day of bus rides in Honolulu, we set out early to spend the entire day at the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. A recent renovation makes it super easy to maneuver all four of the sites. Two of …
Continue ReadingFollowing our harrowing day of bus rides in Honolulu, we set out early to spend the entire day at the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. A recent renovation makes it super easy to maneuver all four of the sites. Two of the featured sites–the USS Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum–are actually located on Ford Island, […]
Continue ReadingI’m saddened to inform all ye who cling to the age-old symbol of feminist power, that your mascot has passed away. Geraldine Hoff Doyle died at age 86 on December 26th in Lansing, Michigan. If you haven’t the foggiest idea who that is, shame on you. OK, not really. I didn’t know who it was […]
Continue ReadingIt’s 1942, World War II is raging, and New York City is full of Nazi spies. At least, it seems that way to Evelyn, a young girl who’s stuck with her aunt while her dad is off honeymooning with a …
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