Remembering World War II (1939-1945), and some important lessons learned from it.

Posted: 22-Jul-2025

World War II (WWII) remains the bloodiest and most costly in the history of humanity. It involved thirty countries and took the lives of between 70 and 85 million people. It left behind unforgettable scars of the Holocaust and millions of displaced people as refugees. It cast a pall of gloom over the world, which took years for us to forget. And finally, it left one clear message behind for posterity: future generations must avoid a war on this scale at all costs!

Let’s relive the lessons we learned by reading this book.

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A WW II story that revolves around the deceptive genius of the German administration and military by Dieter Schaede

Posted: 04-Feb-2023

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The German military, though regarded as the most efficient and powerful military during World War II (WW II), might not deserve praise and glory after all, because deception was the primary indgredient they used to craft victories. They were power-hungry and unethical too. Read this story to catch a glimpse of the inner workings of Hitler’s deceptive WW II administration and military.

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Enjoy this book on Counterfactuals by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Posted: 30-Jun-2021   Reposted: 02-Jun-2022

Counterfactual thinking might come as a big and pleasant surprise to you! I'll tell you why. Counterfactuals are fun, speculative exercises on interesting events in the past. We take some turning-point of history and ask the purely theoretical question, what if the event that, in fact, changed history hadn't happened? What would have been the impact? For example, the invention of the mobile phone revolutionized the world in recent times. Thinking counterfactually, we might ask "What if it hadn't been invented?"

You could think out some interesting alternatives and keep yourself amused! Better still, it's an excellent topic for an absorbing debate if you are with a group of friends. most importantly, please note that you don't need ANY SPECIAL BACKGROUND to enjoy all this fun — basic knowledge and an inquiring mind are all that's required!

'How World War II Changed America,' a book by Earl Ofari Hutchinson that I reviewed, is an interesting analysis sparked by the counterfactual "What if Japan hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor (America) in 1941 (and started WW II)?" Read it to engage in some enjoyable and entertaining speculation about what WW II did to America.

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