

Just TBC-- my understanding from historians is that post-WWI Germany indulged in major military building at some point, years before Hitler came in to power. So, it seems there was indeed some parallel there to what we have today, just not nearly as much, since the USA has been actively shoving its might around since the days of Cuba’s war of independence.
I’m kind of amazed that only that and the 78’s archive was lost. At least there’s Project Gutenberg et al to help with the books, and meanwhile the IA does still archive a vast load of video material, software, and no doubt, other stuff.