[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes, 6/7/19: AHA plans; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Note: *Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) and the *Radical History
Review *are planning a set of eleven affiliate sessions at the January 3-6
annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City.
Click *here* <https://www.historiansforpeace.org/aha2020/sessions/> for
more information.

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"Here Comes the D-Day Myth Again"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172164>*
By *Kevin Kennedy, *History News Network, posted June 6
*On the way in which Western celebrations of D-Day ignore the far more
important role of the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.The author is
a German-American historian, lecturer, and writer who lives in Postdam,
Germany. *

*"The American Cult of Bombing and Endless War: Ten Tenets of Air Power
That I Didn't Learn in the Air Force"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176571>*
By *William J. Astore, *TomDispatch.com, posted June 4
*The author is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who has taught
history in military and civilian schools.*

*"Manifest Destinies: TheTangled History of American and Israeli
Exceptionalism"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/amy-kaplan-our-american-israel-book-review/>*
By *Rashid Khalidi, **The Nation,* posted June 3
*A review-essay on Amy Kaplan's new book *Our American Israel: The Story of
an Entangled Alliance. *The author teaches Arab Studies at Columbia
University and is the author of a forrhcoming book, *The Hundred Years' War
on Palestine.

*"A Black Feminist's Response to Attacks on Martin Luther King Jr.'s
Legacy"
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/martin-luther-king-fbi.html>*
By *Barbara Ransby, **New York Times, *posted June 3
*The author teaches history, African American Studies, and Gender and
Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago.*

*"Troika Fever: Key American Allies in the Middle East Are the Real
Tyrants" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176569>*
By *Danny Sjursen, *TomDispatch.com, posted May 30
*The author is a recently retired major in the U.S. Army who formerly
taught history at West Point.*

*"Inside Argentina's Killing Machine: U.S. Intelligence Documents Record
Gruesome Human Rights Crimes of 1976-1983"
<https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/southern-cone/2019-05-30/inside-argentinas-killing-machine-us-intelligence-documents-record-gruesome-human-rights-crimes-1976>*
Edited by *Carlos Osorio, Silvia Tandeciarz, and Johanna Weech* for
the *National
Security Archive*, posted May 30

*"How About a Peace Race Instead of an Arms Race?"
<http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172060>*
By *Lawrence Wittner, *History News Network, posted May 26
*The author is a professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany.*

*"Useful Enemies by Noel Malcolm Review"
<https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/22/useful-enemies-islam-ottoman-empire-western-political-thought-noel-malcolm-review>*
By *Christopher de Bellaigue, **The Guardian, *posted May 22
*A review essay highlighting the nuanced relationships between Christians
and Muslims in early-modern Europe.Sir Noel Malcolm, author of *Useful
Enemies,* is a British political journalist and historian.*

*"Radhida Tlaib's Critics Have  Palestinian History All Wrong"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/17/rashida-tlaibs-critics-have-palestinian-history-all-wrong/?utm_term=.35e9f189bbeb>*
By *Maha Nassar,* *Washington Post, posted May 17*
*The author teaches in the School of Middle Eastern and North African
Studies at the University of Arizona.*

*"We Don't Have to Imagine the Consequences of Abortion Bans. We Just Have
to Look to the Past"
<http://time.com/5589993/alabama-abortion-law-history/>*
By *Leslie J. Reagan, **Time, *posted My 16
*The author teaches history, law, and gender and women's studies at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is the author of *When
Abortion Was a Crime *and *Dangerous Pregnancies.

*Suggestions for these occasional article lists can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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