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Robert's European History Blog November 2003 Archive

By Robert Wilde, About.com Guide to European History since 2001

The first casualty of WW1

Sunday November 30, 2003
An article about John Parr, who was allegedly the first casualty of World War One. I'm afraid i've no idea if this is correct or not...

Dutch Source Problems

Sunday November 30, 2003
In the aftermath of World War 2, the Dutch government acquired the rights to Hitler's famous book Mein Kampf and has, for several decades, refused to publish a Dutch language ... Read More

And the greatest German is...

Sunday November 30, 2003
Who would you pick? Goethe? Beethoven? Bismarck? Bach? Well, the results are in and the German public have voted for Konrad Adenauer, the Chancellor who rebuilt the country in the ... Read More

WW1 Battlefield: Report and Pictures

Monday November 24, 2003
This article from the New York Times reports on an archaeological dig in the Ypres Region of Belgium, where many relics of the First World War have been recovered; it's ... Read More

Top 8 Best World War 2 Documentaries

Monday November 24, 2003
Thanks to the valiant efforts of television producers the world over (and a few dubious cable channels), you don’t have to learn history through books. Instead, you can sit back, ... Read More

Top 9 Best World War 2 Films - Other Regions

Monday November 24, 2003
Part 3 in a now four part series!

Top 10 WW2 DVD and Video: Eastern Front

Monday November 24, 2003
Part 2 in this guide to the best films of World War 2.

Holocaust Memorial Update

Sunday November 16, 2003
The Memorial Foundation for the Murdered Jews of Europe has decided that German firm Degussa canmake a special anti-vandalism coating for the Holocaust Memorial being built in Berlin. For the ... Read More

Art of the First World War

Sunday November 16, 2003
I've added a link to Sharon Silvia's new article on the art of World War One; you can find it here.

The Top 10 Germans

Sunday November 16, 2003
A survey to find the greatest Germans has produced a shortlist of ten for public voting. The nominees are: Konrad Adenauer (chancellor), J S Bach (composer), Otto von Bismarck (statesman), ... Read More

Top 10 WW2 DVD and Video: Western Front

Sunday November 9, 2003
The first of a three part breakdown into the best dvds and videos on the Second World War, this lists the top ten tv shows and films about the Western ... Read More

Yahoo Groups?

Sunday November 9, 2003
Despite being far more inconvenient to browse than a solid internet forum, Yahoo Groups are swiftly becoming essential hubs for club, interest or team discussion. Historical Groups, whether for re-enactors, ... Read More

A very Big Bang

Sunday November 9, 2003
Despite being spread over a month of back-garden fireworks, the British celebration of Bonfire Night is still linked to remembering Guy Fawkes' plot to blow up Parliament (some will say ... Read More

Holocaust Memorial Brings Fresh Debate

Saturday November 1, 2003
I reported a few weeks ago on a large memorial to the Holocaust being built in Berlin; since then, a new issue has raised fierce debate. A subsidiary company of ... Read More

BBC and HBO bring computers to Rome

Saturday November 1, 2003
HBO, makers of the fantastic Band of Brothers, and the BBC, producers of the computer generated masterpiece which was Walking with Dinosaurs, have joined forces to produce a 12 part ... Read More

Not that again…

Saturday November 1, 2003
The Royal Geographical Society have announced plans to search the Straits of Gibraltar for...the lost city of Atlanta. Yes, the one often called Atlantis, but probably not with the aliens/hidden ... Read More

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