The Balkans
When World War II ended in 1945, the centuries of colonialism were over and subjugated populations around the world sought independence and a voice...
Author: Carole Eglash-Kosoff
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom, a loose amalgamation of England, Scotland, and Wales is less than 1/3rd the size of the state of Texas and, yet...
Africa
The continent of Africa is 2 ½ times the size of Europe. It is larger in land area than North America. It contains 54...
Far East Asia
Growing up the only thing we learned about the Far East was that long ago, in a distant mysterious land called Cathay, they’d built [...
Apartheid
South Africa’s apartheid system has passed but its scars remain. And, given the pervasive racism in our world, it’s worth taking a moment to [&h...
Vietnam and The Domino Theory
The United States and European allies accepted it as Gospel. The result was the killing of more than a million Vietnamese and 70,000 America’s [...
Formosa / Taiwan
Recently Chinese leaders met with President Biden. They made it clear that they would reunite Taiwan with China. They set no timetable and hoped it...
Iran
The purpose of the nearly one hundred Snippets I’ve written is to throw a small light on fascinating aspects of history and, perhaps, provide [...
Cuba
A warm, sun-bathed land lying in the shadow of the ‘new world’, gentle surf, chilled dark rum drinks and great music. Who wouldn’t be [&hel...
Yesterdays
One of the most difficult things we do in life is figuring out how to age gracefully. Learning how to walk was easy, our...