ted (not lasso)
@ted
shot on omaha beach in 25mph winds, a lucky moment between rainstorms. after a week of tours in the region, i’m deep in the WW2 rabbithole. what are the best books, movies, podcasts to appease my obsession? https://i.imgur.com/h1dZmOX.jpg
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tldr (tim reilly)
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This is wonderful bc you learn not only about the War, but also a very great man!! https://www.amazon.com/Second-World-War-Winston-Churchill/dp/039541685X/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1DHONBUT1RKQV&keywords=churchill+second+world+war+complete+set&qid=1680337616&sprefix=churchill+second+world+war+complete+se%2Caps%2C532&sr=8-8
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
ooo you a Churchill fan? I loved learning about his London Controlling Section idea with Oliver Stanley, so successful that many still thought Normandy was a diversion hours into it.
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
Natürlich!! I’m very grateful anytime someone with a gift for political judgment also has a gift for poetic rhetoric… at just the time the occasion requires them. Also love reading Lincoln’s speeches for this reason.
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