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Review | In the Camps: China's High-Tech Penal Colony - Darren Byler

on October 27, 2021

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Review | The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts - Mary Wellesley

on October 25, 2021

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World War II | Operation Barbarossa Launches, and Stalin Goes Silent for 11 Days

on October 17, 2021

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Franciszek Honiok: The First Victim of World War II

I'm getting ready to release the next book in my series called The Bloodlands , which means I'm doing a whole bunch of research again (mostly on WWII). I figured it was time to dust this fledgling blog off and post some of my research here. Recently I ran across something called The Gleiwitz Incident, which is also considered the incident that started World War II. For a war that had such a profound impact on the world, it seems a bit odd to me that it isn't common knowledge. This specific incident is hugely influential for an incident that takes place in An Elegy for Hope. It's tragic and awful, and I think it's really sad that more people don't know about Franciszek Honiok, and what happened. So, what is it? Let me tell you. Click on the links in my text for more information. Scroll to the end for further reading. ----- First of all, to understand why any of what happened happened, you've got to understand why Poland was such a big deal to Hitler. You se

There is a Human Face to Suffering

This has been very hard for me to write, and I've been debating on whether or not to post it. None of this is about me and I don't want to turn it into something about me. I do, however, want to say a bit about Ukraine and a bit of why this conflict feels personal. About six years ago, I was wandering around the library. I wanted to read something, but I didn't know what. Nothing sounded right. I ended up taking a detour out of my usual fantasy section, and into historical nonfiction. I ran across a book called Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder. On a complete lark, I checked it out. Before this point, I'd read nothing at all about that part of the world. I knew Ukraine was near Russia, but that's about it. Then, I got this book and in some ways, it's completely changed my life. Bloodlands opens up with the Holodomor, something most people in the West have never heard about. I certainly never had, but I read that book and I was absolutely floored. Here was this f

Announcements & Deep Dive | The Kingdom of the Kievan Rus

First, a few announcements. Housekeeping, if you will. I’ve been talking back and forth with not only my friends in the region, but readers who are Ukrainian. One of them said something yesterday that gave this helpless feeling I have a bit of a direction. You’re a writer, and an amazing one. Your words have power. Even in this email, your second paragraph is breathtaking. Use your gift for our cause. Until then, I’d been sort of mired in this “I want to do something but I don’t know what” slump. Other than opening my email and private message doors to literally anyone in the region who needs someone to talk to, I don’t really know what else I can do. Then, she sent that to me, and I realized she’s right. I do have a tool, and it’s right here. It’s this blog. It’s the history I’ve researched. It’s the people I’ve come to know and care deeply about. So, for a while, I’m going to be posting deep dives here that explore Ukrainian history, the things I learned as I researched my books.

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