Show Notes

On MSB this week, we've stopped crying long enough to talk about the final episode of War in the Pocket, and Thom has a Rapid Fire Research Roundup as he works through a whole bushel of Zeon names and inspirations derived from film, literature, and mythology.

Rapid Fire Research Roundup General Rugens:

• Gundam 0080 setting materials (settei) posted by Mark Simmons.
• The Wikipedia page for actor Curd Jürgens.
• A visual aid comparing Rugens and Jürgens as he appeared in The Devil's General/Des Teufels General can be found on our website.
• _Some more information about the real general Ernst Udet, via Wikipedia and a more detailed biography. _

**Captain von Helsing: **

• Wikipedia page for Peter Cushing, with reference to his role as van Helsing.
• A visual comparing Cushing to von Helsing can be found on our website.

The Graf Zeppelin:

• The Graf Zeppelin's Wikipedia page.
• More about the problems that prevented the ship from entering service.
• _More details, some good photographs, and a mockup model of what it might have looked like. _
• _Additional information about the ship, including a report (with photos and videos) about an expedition to dive the wreck itself. _

Siegfried & Valkyrie:

• Wikipedia page for Siegfried (using his Norse name Sigurd).
• Brief Britannica article on Siegfried.
• _A detailed breakdown of different Siegfried myths in both German and Norse traditions. _
• _Wagner's Ring Cycle (Der Ring des Nibelung). _
• Wagner himself, via Wikipedia.
• An article looking at the connection between Hitler, the Nazi regime, and Wagner's operas: Charlotte Higgins for The Guardian: How the Nazis took Flight from Valkyries and Rhinemaidens. July 3, 2007. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/03/secondworldwar.musicnews
• _The full version of Siegfried's funeral march. _

Regarding the historical, and enduring, use of Siegfried by the far-right in Germany:

• Michael Z