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Eye of the Red Tsar Review & Sam Eastland Interview

May 16, 2020 by Matthew Legare 2 Comments

Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland is a historical mystery set in 1929, during the early days of Stalinist Russia. The first of the Inspector Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam EastlandPekkala series, it shines a light on an often-overlooked period, when the USSR was a strange international pariah, rather than the Red Menace of the Cold War.

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Tagged With: #Russia, 1920s, historical fiction, History, mystery, Secret History

5 Japanese War Movie Recommendations

December 15, 2019 by Matthew Legare 2 Comments

Japan's Longest Day DVDJapanese cinema has never gained widespread acceptance in the West, save for Godzilla and Kurosawa films. But those are only a tiny pinprick of Japanese films, which cover all genres, including war. Aside from Tora Tora Tora and Letter From Iwo Jima, there haven’t been many movies that show war from a Japanese perspective that have gained traction in the West. I’d like to change that with 5 Japanese war movie recommendations.

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Tagged With: History, Japan, Japanese History, Japanese Military, movie reviews

Babylon Berlin & Weimar Republic Fiction

March 8, 2018 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Weimar Germany has always held a special place in my imagination, as it has so many elements I find interesting in history and fiction. A weak moderate government, torn between the extreme Left and Right, the constant threat of a military coup, and a seedy underbelly where vice, crime, and corruption scurry, all the byproducts of a failing society. [Read more…] about Babylon Berlin & Weimar Republic Fiction

Tagged With: Germany, History, Reviews. Weimar Republic

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