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The improbability of World War 2

I don’t recall where I first saw it (kottke.org? RSSmeme?), but this post about “programs on the so-called ‘World War II’” on the History Channel is 13 kinds of wonderful. A few of my favorite bits: Let’s start with the … Continue reading

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War Games

I’ve long been a fan of war games, particularly World War 2 games. Red Orchestra, Company of Heroes, Day of Defeat, Hidden and Dangerous 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein1 – all of these hover at the top of my list … Continue reading

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Tanks: A Post Script

I wrote a few weeks ago about misconceptions that people often have about tanks (the armored vehicles). This post is an addition or post script to that one, so to speak, so if you missed the first, check it out. … Continue reading

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Tanks: Unstoppable Beasts? Tricky Question.

I’ve long been interested in World War 2; I’ve read about the major actions in the war, as well as about many of the major players in it. I’ve played (perhaps far too many) games set during World War 2. … Continue reading

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More Red Orchestra Guest Passes

I posted back at the beginning of June about having two guest passes for Red Orchestra Ostfront. Well, for whatever reason, I now have 2 more. They showed up in my Steam account a few days ago. If you want … Continue reading

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2 Free Red Orchestra Ostfront 41-45 Guest Passes

One of the games I play, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, was updated on May 31st. With that update, all owners of the game received 2 guest passes for Red Orchestra, available over Steam. Seeing as the friends of mine who … Continue reading

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How Günter Grass spent the war

I just saw this on MetaFilter while digging through my feeds (which, by the way, I’m dreadfully behind on): How I Spent The War, by Günter Grass, on the New Yorker website. I’ve not read it all yet, but I’m … Continue reading

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Clear those mines, men.

Earlier tooday, while taking a break from writing about “Dulce Et Decorum Est” for my English class, I fired up Company of Heroes. (It’s a World War II real time strategy game; more here). While going through one of the … Continue reading

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