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    A new and heartbreaking history of World War II as told through the shocking experiences of zoos across the globe.As Europe lurched into war in 1939, zookeepers started killing their animals. On September 1, as German forces invaded Poland, Warsaw began with its reptiles. Two days later, workers at the London Zoo launched a similar spree, dispatching six alligators, seven iguanas, sixteen southern ... Read more

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  • They Are Dead and Yet They Live

    Civil War Memories in a Polarized America

    Series series Studies in War, Society, and the Military
    The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in 2020 reignited a passionate nationwide debate over Confederate memorials and flags as symbols of white supremacy in our public landscape. Controversies about Confederate monuments, however, have overshadowed more consequential battles over Civil War memory taking place in American politics, popular culture, and civil society ... Read more

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    Series series War Culture
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