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Documentary Review: A Son Hunts for the WWII Pilot Father he Barely Knew beyond “The Green Box: At the Heart of War”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Roger Moore

As World War II fades into history and the numbers of those who lived through it and can bear witness about it decline by the hour, the lessons of that era seem doomed to be forgotten. Generations have grown up … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Black Boy’s Odyssey through the London “Blitz”

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Roger Moore

A single photo in Britain’s Imperial War Museum — a mixed-race child snapped as he joined the sea of children being evacuated from a British city early in World War II — inspired the brilliant writer-director Steve McQueen’s “Blitz,” a … Continue reading →

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