Delta Air Lines Inc. for the second straight year will fly American World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy, where they will receive a hero’s welcome from […]
Category: History
Books 2022: A Troubling, Informative History of America’s Hidden Empire
Book: How to Hide an Empire—A History of the Greater United States Author: Dr. Daniel Immerwahr Review by: Nancy Hollister, retired, formerly vice president of manufacturing for National Linen Service; […]
Books 2022: Context for Russia’s War in Ukraine and a Reminder That History Still Matters
Book: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America Author: Timothy Snyder Review by: Jonathan Addleton, a Macon, Ga., native, former U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia and current President of Forman Christian […]
Books 2021: In 1776, Seeing the Glimmer of Hope Against the Odds
Book: 1776 Author: David McCullough Review by: John Parkerson, international attorney at Hall Booth Smith and honorary consul general of Hungary in Georgia Most of us, I would wager, have […]
Books 2021: Rethinking the ‘Barbarians’ by Critiquing Our Cultural Arrogance
Book: Fuimos Muy Peores en Vicios: Barbarie Propia y Ajena entre la Caída de Constantinopla y La Ilustración Author: Nicolás Kwiatkowski Review by: Pablo Palomino, assistant professor of Latin American […]
Books 2020: The Deeper, More Riveting Story of Paul Revere’s Ride and the American Revolution
Book: The British Are Coming Author: Rick Atkinson Review by: Jim Reed, President, YKK Corp. of America “The regulars are coming out!” is what Paul Revere is actually reported to […]
Books 2020: Towering Figures of 20th Century History, from Selma to Iowa to London
Book(s): Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times by Kenneth Whyte The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson His […]
German Consulate Marks 30th Reunification Anniversary Remotely
In a normal year, a momentous 30-year anniversary would call for an evening dinner, or at the very least a reception, hosted by the German Consulate General in Atlanta. But with […]
World War II Plays on for Centenarian Honored in Europe for Covert Aerial Missions
World War II may have officially ended 75 years ago Sept. 2, but for centenarian Orrin “Boody” Brown of Opelika, Ala., the conflict plays on in memory. The cast of characters, the few […]