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To: PzLdr; CougarGA7; Larry381
More with the Adolf Hitler Division. Maybe someone should send a message to those websites with the accurate information. I did that once when the the ntlworld site had "Rebecca" premiering in the wrong year. I also left a link to FR with an invitation to check us out and I got a nice email in return from the British webmaster. I would to it but at the moment I have to do some time consuming work on May 2.

As far as the Time's war coverage goes, they seem to be pretty current on developments in Greece. More so than the coverage of action in North Africa. I suppose it is harder to control information originating near a heavily populated city like Athens than out in the desert.

8 posted on 04/20/2011 5:50:42 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Especially enjoyed all the maps in today’s posting of world events. 20 questions was a good lesson, too.


9 posted on 04/20/2011 6:33:10 AM PDT by texanyankee
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
More with the Adolf Hitler Division. Maybe someone should send a message to those websites with the accurate information

.....and not just websites. Most of the World War 2 books that I have referenced not only have wrong dates for certain battles, but I'm seeing wrong units (on the German side), and in a couple of cases wrong divisional commanders. Then we have cases of inaccurate weapons being cited, mainly armored types but also artillery and in one case even the wrong German sub being designated for sinking a tanker.

When it comes to newspaper articles written at the time of the event this might be understandable, but it shouldn't be happening with books that were written more than 50 years after the fact.

12 posted on 04/20/2011 7:42:19 AM PDT by Larry381 (Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

I sent “On War” an e-mail with a detailed breakdown of the development the Adolf Hitler unit along with my source material on the subject. I also made sure to thank them for their site since it has been very useful here.


19 posted on 04/20/2011 10:51:15 AM PDT by CougarGA7
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