Five Came Back [2017] – An Intriguing and Multi-Faceted Piece of Film History

Second World War -- one of the monumental conflicts that afflicted mankind -- features numerous accounts of documentation unlike any other war. Every time we feel that the books and movies have covered most of the distinct perspectives of World War II, a fresh vantage point originates which happens to be nothing short of groundbreaking....

The Imitation Game — The Man Who Achieved the ‘Impossible’

The World is still trying to come to terms with the achievements of Alan Turing. He was a brilliant mathematician and scientist, who spearheaded Britain’s efforts during the World War II in decoding the Nazi’s complex ‘Enigma’ machine. In the process of cracking the code, Turing gave us the first machine that could be called...

Japan’s Shift in Security Policy

The untamed military policies in the early 1930’s Japan set in motion, a war machine that plunged throughout East Asia causing unfathomable suffering. The merciless war of aggression caused post-war Japan to formulate changes to the constitution, which prohibited the use of military force to settle international disputes. Japan employed limited participation even in UN peacekeeping...

Downfall — Comprehends the Enigmatic Face of Evil

In the modern history, there is no other lunacy like the one unfurled by the Nazi party. Thank God or any other good forces for making the Nazis to reach their apocalyptic point in the sprawling underground bunker. Nearly seven decades after Hitler’s death, the man has been perceived differently all over the world. The...

Nazis and the Coke Machine

Coke boasts its sales in over 200 countries. It claims that it is the first cola drink (carbonated drink flavored with extract from ‘Kola’ nuts). It outsells most of its competitors. It has witnessed a great number of rises and fall of presidential regimes and it has also witnessed a World War. The company has...

The Katyn Forest Massacre

Winston Churchill once said, during the World War II that he would even make a deal with the devil to defeat Hitler. Looking back at the 1940 ‘Katyn massacre’, we can really say that Churchill and Roosevelt have indeed made a pact with the devil, called ‘Josef Stalin.’ The Katyn massacre must be understood, not...

Catch 22 (book) – The Mayhem of the Mundane Survival

A critic reviewing the work of Joseph Heller’s “Catch 22” said that “it is a savage indictment of the twentieth century madness, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it.” No other words would be perfect enough to describe this anti-authoritarian, anti-war novel. “Catch 22” was published on Oct. 11, 1961. At the...

“Atonement” – An Exquisitely Crafted Novel

  We often reiterate the events or incidents in our life, in the form of stories. We tell those stories to ourselves either to plead or to promote. We try to enclose some kind of rational thought, for every mistake we make. So, writing, in a way, is a kind of futile effort to make...