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Book cover for Poilu: The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914-1918
In these enthusiastic times, the frontier wasn’t guarded. Why should it be? The French who lived in Spain rushed into France to enlist. It was even thought that suitably trained Spaniards would come over, too, but they didn’t appreciate the ...more
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Bill Hicks
“I can't watch TV longer than five minutes without praying for nuclear holocaust.”
Bill Hicks

H.P. Lovecraft
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”
H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature

Bill Hicks
“It's always funny until someone gets hurt.

Then it's just hilarious.”
Bill Hicks

Bill Watterson
“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.”
Bill Watterson

Ian Kershaw
“I should like to think that had I been around at the time I would have been a convinced anti-Nazi engaged in the underground resistance fight. However, I know really that I would have been as confused and felt as helpless as most of the people I am writing about”
Ian Kershaw, Popular Opinion & Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-45

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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
148604 Wholesome History Reads Group — 482 members — last activity Mar 08, 2026 09:07AM
Welcome to the Wholesome History Reads Group! This group is dedicated to finding awesome history books that are entertaining, exciting, and above ...more
3994 Great War (1914-1918): The Society and Culture of the First World War — 482 members — last activity Dec 06, 2021 05:06AM
A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War, World War I, WWI, World War One). The intent of this ...more
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