Author: davidc5567
Nanking: Fact or Fiction?
DISCLAMER: The picture attached to the bottom could be seen as inappropriate and disturbing, if you do not wish to view it do not scroll passed the third paragraph. World War Two had its fair share of human rights violations and atrocities carried out on all sides in the name of their nations. Many pale …
Palestinian Refugees
Ghassan Kanafani begins his story with a couple returning to the city of Haifa after 20 years. Without much description or setting, it is clear based on their dialog that the couple are displaced people returning to Haifa, Israel after a war had taken place between the Jews and the local Arabs. This story is …
Post War Judaism
It is safe to say the 1930’s and 40’s were not a good time for Judaism. Persecuted and nearly exterminated, European Jews drew the short straw during the second world war. Even after the German surrender their hardships were not over. Continuing to be ostracized by many of the communities they found themselves in, mostly …
Labor and Other Political Tools
Displaced Persons were quite the commodity to be had after World War 2, depending on the person. The Western powers that had successfully freed Europe from the grip of the Nazis were quite welcoming to many of the displaced millions, but only if they were of use to them. In Gerard Cohen’s book In Wars …
After Little Boy
In A Doctor’s Diary of Hiroshima, Fifty Years Later, based on the diary of Dr. Michihiko Hachiya, goes over mostly the direct aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima. Using vivid detail given directly from Dr. Hachiya or those whom he heard from, John Dower tells the life of those who survived the bombing. “Survivors in crowded …
Those That Returned
It is no doubt to anyone that soldiers leave part of themselves behind during combat. Whether it be mentally or physically, every soldier who sees the horrors of combat loses a part of themselves that they may never be able to recover. First officially studied after World War One shellshock, later to be known as …
Displaced Persons
After the Second World War came to an end, a different problem arose out of the citizens of the war-torn Axis countries. Displaced people all over Europe had little to no country or home to return to, having it either be destroyed, forgotten, or they’re not wanted. Citizens of Germany, one of the most heavily …
Introduction
Hello, my name is David Carte. I’m a senior at Virginia Tech with a major in History. I’ve lived in Virginia my whole life, living up north near Manassas. Currently I’m enrolled in the Corps of Cadets and Army ROTC. I plan on making a career out of the Army, which is why I chose …
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