Category: History
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I totally have to agree with Bruce Schneier on this: Fascinating article on A.G. Tolkachev, a Russian who spied for the CIA for almost ten years. I was particularly interested in reading the tradecraft descriptions. Note that the article was published in the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence, and is……
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Forbes FYI for Oct05 also had a custom historical map pointer to artists Constance Brown and Julie Ruff at RedStone Studios to compliment the concept of Vogel Bindery’s custom books. If you’d like to translate your family or business history into a classical historical map representation, then you can get…
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Charles Chibitty, the last surviving Comanche code talker from World War II, has died in Tulsa at age 83. [KOTV.com]
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An interesting press release (especially if you are a Cold War historical buff like myself) has been released from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office. A snippet: He is Robert C. Snoddy of Roseburg, Ore. Snoddy and his pilot, Norman A. Schwartz, took off from an airfield near Seoul,…
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This is a great book. I friend from work is letting me read it. I wonder if the “dogfaces” currently in Iraq and Afghanistan have their own version of Joe and Willie. More info via: spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk.
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Doc has a pointer to an amazing online resource that is definitely worth checking out: David Rumsey’s Historic Map Collection.
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A couple of cool links to learn more about Lewis and Clark: National Geographic and University of Nebraska.
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This is a multi-category post. A lot of stuff is going on in my personal life. Our family is moving from our home near San Diego State University (SDSU) to a new home in Fletcher Hills (East of San Diego, just above the City of El Cajon). More on this…
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As a Cold War history buff, this new post by the National Security Archive is a very interesting read.
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