Alastair Cooke in his letters from America described being at an event where Hitler was speaking (using the "one minute to midnight" trope) and several ladies swooning (View Post)

Plausible deniability may be the thing in the West. In contrast to implausible deniabilty which is Putin's modus operandi. (View Post)

Irgun, led by Menachem Begin .. future PM (View Post)

Carbonnade de boeuf with stewing steak, beer and mustard never fails. Though nowadays we seldom eat beef. (View Post)

Good news. But it must have been a difficult decision for her whether to accept it as it dials up the threat of harassment and worse from the regime. (View Post)