Blog Reviews

The first blog post I read is titled, "One of the Many Incredibly Brave Polish Fighter Pilots Who Served in the British Royal Air Force after Poland Was Defeated and Occupied by Nazi Germany," authored by Charles McCain, and can be found at http://wwarii.com/blog/archives/incredibly-brave-polish-fighter-pilots-served-british-royal-air-force-poland-defeated-occupied-nazi-germany/. Overall, this post was quite interesting, and made for a very easy, quick read. The title practically sums up the subject of the post: a Polish fighter pilot named Stanisław Skalski (please don't ask me to pronounce that), and his life as in the Polish Air Force, and later the Royal Air Force. The author included a picture of Skaliski in his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain and was sure to explain what the Iron Crosses on the side of the plane represented. Aside from a few typing errors, Mr. McCain appears to be an exceptional writer and I look forward to exploring more of his blog posts in the future.

The second blog I examined is titled Boston 1774, authored by J.L. Bell, and this blog site focuses primarily on the start of the American Revolution, specifically in Boston. The thing I really like about Bell's blog posts is how he incorporates newspaper articles and other sources from the time period that help to give the reader a sense of presence at the events he discusses. He allows his reader to understand the mentality of those involved at the time, not just the events themselves. Also, Bell will often stretch his discussions out over a few days. For example, the blog post I read was actually Part 2 of a 3 Part blog discussion. This keeps his readers interested and curious to find out what happened next in the chosen course of events. Another aspect of his blog that made it intriguing is simply the blog format and design he chose. His blog has a "historical feel" to it, and this is a result of the font, the colors, etc. Surprisingly, these choices in design, in a way, seem to reflect the author's own passion for history and his professionalism, and this draws respect and interest from his readers. If more bloggers like the previously mentioned Charles McCain put forth the effort to make a professional, neat blog like Mr. Bell, their blogs will undoubtedly become more interesting to their readers. You can read Mr. Bell's blog at http://boston1775.blogspot.com/. Happy Blogging!