[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
North Africa, 1940: Graziani’s Advance and Wavell’s Offensive, 13 September 1940-7 February 1941 (Map 34a)
Marcks’ Plan, August 5, 1940
Operation Barbarossa (Dir. 21), December 18, 1940
The Mediterranean Basin (Map 33)
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[Vaquero]

Oh Tannenbaum

[Vaquero]

Oh Tannenbaum with Hitler speaking in English...

[SouthTexas]

One of my favorite Christmas stories:

NUTS

[mikrofon]

I recall a "Christmas truce" from the previous War...

[iowamark]

British ace Douglas Bader receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross. Bader had two prosthetic legs. He would be shot down over France in 1941 and attempt escape from captivity several times.

[PAR35]

Good story on the slave reunion. Looks like the Germans are again trying to hold out an olive branch to the British.