WWII REVISIONIST HISTORY, SPECULATIVE FICTION
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:36 Written by External Post Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:36
“Phanton Victory”, Erwin Lessner. 1944. Predicts the outcome of the war and Germany`s rise to new glory, 1945-1960. “America`s Second Crusade”, William Henry Chamberlin. 1950. Reexamines America`s war aims and the failure to achieve them. “Bismarck and the German Empire”, Erich Eyck. 1950. Historical background on the formation of modern Germany. “Unconditional Hatred”, Captain Russell Grenfell. 1953. Critical examination of mistakes by British politicians that led to what the author believes was unnecessary British and American involvement in WWI and WWII. “Unconditional Surrender”, F.O. Miksche. 1952. Political missteps that led to WWII, and, the author believed, to a possible third world war. “The First Casualty”, Philip Knightley, 1975. War correspondent as myth-maker. Crimean War to Vietnam.
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The end of Internet history?
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:55 Written by External Post Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:55
The author responds to our Scott Woolley’s review of his new book and the idea that the world has ripped free of its “grim analog rhythm.”
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Bits: Using Facebook Updates to Chronicle Breakups
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 November 2010 09:41 Written by External Post Wednesday, 3 November 2010 09:41
Mathias Mikkelsen via David McCandless data David McCandless, a London-based author, writer and designer, is constantly playing with data sets available online and translating heaps of code into well-designed visual stories. Some of Mr. McCandless’s
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Bonhams September 9th Wine Auction
Last Updated on Friday, 3 September 2010 03:40 Written by a2e Friday, 3 September 2010 03:40
Bonhams first Fine and Rare Wine sale of the autumn season, to be held on September 9th, offers a truly eclectic selection of quality wines, the majority from private cellars with excellent storage conditions.
From a private vendor in Ireland, there is an impressive selection of 1982 Bordeaux, including Cos d’Estournel (£2,000-2,600 per dozen), Pichon Lalande (£2,800-3,400), Leoville Las Cases (£2,400-3,000). Another private cellar in northern Engalnd has produced a further six dozen Beychevelle 1982 (£1,000-1,200 per dozen).
From a superb Belgian cellar, there are case of Petrus 1983, 1985 and 1986 (£6,500-7,500 each) as well as some fine red Burgundy from Rousseau (Chambertin 1990 at £600-700 per bottle) and Bonnes Mares from Roumier (£1,300-1,600 for 4 bottles of the 1999 vintage). Other red Burgundies in the sale include a case of Corton 1989 from Meo-Camuzet (£2,000-2,600), Clos de la Roche 1990 from Leroy (£6,000-8,000), Bonnes-Mares 1995 from Dujac (£2,400-3,000) and five vintages of Clos des Lambrays (£900-1,100 for 1 dozen 1995 vintage). For those who like their wines in large formats, there is a rehoboam (6 bottles) of Richebourg 1976 from Drouhin (£240-300) and a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) of Chevalier-Montrachet, Les Demoiselles 2000 from Louis Jadot (£1,500-2,000).
More recent clarets include two cases of 1989 Chateau Lafite Rothschild (£6,000-7,000 per dozen), nine dozen Mouton Rothschild 1993 (£1,800-2,200) and two superb collections both from temperature controlled cellars on the Continent including five cases of Angelus 1998 (£1,100-1,400), a case and a half of Lafite Rothschild 2000 (£6,000-8,000 per dozen) and a dozen Cheval Blanc 2000 (£6,000-7,000).
From the Rhone valley, there is mature Gigondas from Paul Jaboulet (1964 at £240-300 and 1970 at £220-260 per dozen), Chateau Rayas (£1,600-2,000 for 4 bottles of 1978 and £3,000-3,600 for 5 bottles of 1990 vintage) and ten vintages of Hermitage, La Chapelle. From Alsace, we have mature Vendanges Tardives and Selection de Grains Nobles Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Tokay from Zind-Humbrecht and Domaine Weinbach.
More bottles of the exceptional 1830 Malmsey Madeira are on offer (£380-440 per bottle) and amongst the vintage Ports, we have five bottles of Taylor 1927 (£250-300 per bottle) and two bottles of Quinta do Noval Nacional 1963 (£900-1,100 per bottle).
In addition to all these fine and rare wines, the sale is full of more modest wines for everyday drinking, including a good range from Australia, cru bourgeois claret, Rhone and southern France.
Following our next sale on 21st October, we are presenting a Port Masterclass featuring six vintages of Taylor and Graham Port, presented by the managing directors of the two companies, Adrian Bridge and Paul Symington, moderated by the author, Richard Mayson.
For all enquiries about the tasting, or for consigning to our remaining sales in 2010 please contact the Wine Department on +44 (0)8700 273622 or wine@bonhams.com
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 03:20 Written by External Post Wednesday, 25 August 2010 03:20
Tag and search By Gavin Clarke in San Francisco • Get more from this author Microsoft claims to have significantly reworked the Office applications for Facebook adjunct to its main, $14bn Office applications business. The company Tuesday unveiled
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Author Mezrich Calls Facebook Controlling, but Says He’s a ‘Huge Fan’
Last Updated on Friday, 2 July 2010 03:20 Written by External Post Friday, 2 July 2010 03:20
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Facebook patents user news feed
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:45 Written by External Post Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:45
Zuckerberg owns Web 2.0 stalking By Austin Modine in San Francisco • Get more from this author Facebook has been awarded a patent on displaying news feeds of users’ activities — creating an interwebs stir that basic social network functionality
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US pinpoints author of Google attack code, says report
Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 09:30 Written by External Post Monday, 22 February 2010 09:30
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US investigators finger Chinese consultant for Google hacking attacks
Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 11:00 Written by External Post Monday, 22 February 2010 11:00
US government investigators claim to have identified the Chinese author of the exploit code used to carry out allegedly state-sponsored hacking attacks on Google and more than 20 other companies.They say a freelance security consultant is responsible for
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Google (finally) nabs On2 video codecs
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2010 07:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 20 February 2010 07:00
Time to open source? By Cade Metz in San Francisco • Get more from this author Google has completed its acquisition of video compression outfit On2 Technologies. On Friday, according to brief statements from the two companies, On2 shareholders voted to
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