Author: jcase

The Second Sino-Japanese War is a conflict that lives deep in the hearts and memories of many people throughout the world. It was a monumental conflict in terms of scope of warfare and casualties, as well as the implications that resulted from it. It is odd therefor, that many people throughout the world, particularly in […]

In the aftermath of World War Two, European empires began to find their global authority challenged in new ways. This led to the creation of the state of India in 1947, after Indian nationals peacefully wrested control from the British. However, not all colonies were able to make the transition into nation-state without war. France […]

It is rare to find a person today who is completely unaware of the conflicts between the nation of Israel and Palestine. Unfortunately, the history surrounding the ordeal has become shrouded in confusion and disagreement. Emotions and poor historiography have blurred the lines between truth and fiction, leading to years of tragedy. Emile Habiby wrote […]

Tension in Germany, between the Jews and the Nazi party, predated the mass extermination we now know as the holocaust. Nazi officials had been using propaganda newspapers such as the Angriff, which was headed by Joseph Goebbels, to promote the relocation of Jews out of Germany since the 1920’s (Segev, 19). These newspapers played to […]

One of the “Hiroshima Maidens” shows her scars.               The Second World War offered up destruction on a scale larger than had been seen before. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been held up over the years as prime examples of violence to the furthest extreme. The […]

  Two soldiers embrace on the battlefield         The wounds sustained by soldiers on the battlefield go far beyond the physical damage that was done to their bodies. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, was a frightfully common and poorly treated affliction during WWII. Although it is hard to come up with […]

  The Devastation caused during the Second World War was apparent to all of the nations around the world. Children are taught regularly about the trauma induced upon the soldiers and civilians during the multiple military campaigns conducted in Europe and elsewhere. What is less likely to be taught however, is the emotional pain that […]

My name is Jesse Case and I am a Junior here at Virginia Tech. I am studying History and Classical Studies. I hope to go on to get my Masters in Education and teach at the High School level.

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