Actually found an interesting history blog...

Touches on a lot of interesting things.. Art, design, books; even looting!

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/

Some posts worth reading to get you started:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2252
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2219 - Linking to this: http://daahl.ucsd.edu/DAAHL/GML.php
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/1968