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I think we might have to agree to disagree. Things can just be taken out of context. Such as the Anglo / Zulu war was not a war of the liberation of the slaves just because one stated war aim was the abolition of slavery in Zululand. It was an effort to reduce tensions between the British...

Both the state control of the economy and Hitler's own words would indicate the contrary. As he told Wagner his task was "to find the road from individualism to socialism without revolution". He also was a well read scholar of Marx. The problem with reviewing the overlap in beliefs is that...

Ideas that seem weird from the distance of over 75 years and with the benefit of hindsight, is one good reason why, when people read history, they should try and use empathy. There is also too much "selective memory" so to try and use the past to prove a modern political point. For example, the...

Absolutely. The W'Indies players had a very rough time and cricket lost some truly great talent. Goes to show just how good the WIndies were in the 80's as they still hammered everyone out of sight.

I have a good book on the D'Oliveira affair. This thread will make me hunt for it. From memory, I think the selectors were not going to pick him for the Oval Test but had to recall him due to injury. Then Dolly scored runs and took wickets. They couldn't drop him and then when the South Africans...

Colin Croft one such example. He would no doubt ask how many footballers will be refusing to go to China.

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Whilst in South Africa they have now named Durban Airport "King Shaka" airport. Shaka, being the founder of the Zulu nation by military force in the early 1800's, which in turn was formed out of the Bantu migration into South Africa (the Zulu nation are not old residents of modern day South...