[H-PAD] HAW Notes 10/31/18: World War One; Lemich memorial; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

To members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy,

Here are some notes, followed by one of our occasional sets of links to
selected on-line articles.

1. Information on the memorial event for historian Jesse Lemisch
<https://events.nyu.edu/#!view/event/event_id/219096>, co-sponsored by
H-PAD, has been posted on the New York University website. (It may be
necessary to scroll down a bit.) The event takes place at NYU's Tamiment
Library from 4:30 to 6:30 on Thursday, December 6. Scheduled speakers
include Staughton Lynd (via Skype), Marcus Rediker, and Ann D. Gordon, with
time provided for attendees to share memories and comments. The Web page
includes an RSVP form.

2. Veterans for Peace has published, in print and on-line, a 16-page set of
articles on the history and lessons of World War One, under the title
"Reclaiming
Armistice Day, 1918-2018."
<https://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/8815/4057/6104/Armistic_paper_second_proof.pdf>
"Reclaiming"
refers to the fact that the original name of the November 11 holiday
celebrated peace - end of a devastating war - but was replaced by "Veterans
Day" at the height of the Cold War.

3. Another new posting on World War One is a long, richly illustrated essay
by Charles F. Howlett, Jeremy Kuzmarov, and Roger Peace, entitled "United
States Participation in World War One,"
<http://peacehistory-usfp.org/united-states-participation-in-world-war-one/>
It is a new addition to the United States Foreign Policy History & Resource
Guide <http://peacehistory-usfp.org/> website, co-sponsored by H-PAD.



*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"Martin Luther King Jr. Understood What Donald Trump Does Not"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170356>*
By *Robert Cohen*, History News Network, posted October 30
*The author teaches social studies and history at New York University.*

*"The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia's War"
<https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-war-yemen.html?smid=tw-share>*
By *Declan Walsh, *with photographs by *Tyler Hicks, **New York Times, *posted
October 26
*Text and photos bring home the stark reality of the impact on Yemeni
civilians of the Saudi-led war.*

*"The Suffocation of Democracy"
<https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/10/25/suffocation-of-democracy>*
By *Christopher R. Browning, **New York Review of Books, *October 25 issue
*The author is a professor emeritus of history at the University of North
Carolina and a leading scholar on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.*

"*The Enduring Fantasy of the Modernizing Autocrat"
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/opinion/autocrats-prince-mohammed-saudi-arabia.html>*
By *Pankaj Mishra, **New York Times, *posted October 25
*The author is an Indian essayist and novelist, author most recently of *Age
of Anger: A History of the Present *(2017)*

*"Why American Leaders Persist in Waging Losing Wars. Hint: They're Winning
in Other Ways" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176487/>*
By *William J. Astore, *TomDispatch.com, posted October 25
*The author, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, taught history for
fifteen years in military and civilian schools.*

*"That Sensational New York Times Story About LBJ Saving America from
Nuclear War in Vietnam Is Wrong"
<https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/10/24/sensational-story-lbj-saving-america-nuclear-war-vietnam-wrong>*
By *Gregg Jones, **Dallas Morning News, *posted October 24

*"The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? President Trump's Withdrawal from
the INF Treaty Nullifies a Historic Precedent"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/the-abolition-of-nuclear-abolitionism/>*
By *Stephen F. Cohen, **The Nation, *posted October 24
*The author is a professor emeritus of Russian history at Princeton
University and New York University.*

*"America's Motley Middle Eastern Crew"
<https://lobelog.com/americas-motley-middle-eastern-crew/>*
By *James A. Russell, *LobeLog, posted October 23
*Brief historical summary of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Turkey, and Egypt, with some historical background. The author teaches at
the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.*

*"There's No Path to Victory in Afghanistan. There Never Was"
<https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/afghanistan-war-end-negotiation-taliban-isis-al-qaida.html>*
By *Fred Kaplan, *Slate.com, *posted October 18*
*The author is a journalist who has covered U.S. military policies for the
past four decades.*

*"The Dual Defeat: Hubert Humphrey and the Unmaking of Cold War Liberalism"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/hubert-humphrey-and-the-unmaking-of-cold-war-liberalism/>*
By *Michael Kazin, **The Nation, *posted October 18
*The author teaches history at Georgetown University.*

*"Lockheed and Loaded: How the Maker of Junk fighters Like the F-22 and
F-35 Came to Have Full-Spectrum Dominance over the Defense Industry"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/18/lockheed-and-loaded-how-the-maker-of-junk-fighters-like-the-f-22-and-f-35-came-to-have-full-spectrum-dominance-over-the-defense-industry/>*
By *Jeffrey St. Clair, *CounterPunch.org, posted October 18

Thanks to Mim Jackson and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles for
the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com.
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