[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
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Summer Offensive, Operations, 7 May-23 July 1942
North Africa, 1940: Rommel’s Second Offensive, 21 January-7 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943

[Rebelbase]

A six-day Canadian cruise for $67.50.

[Peter W. Kessler]

CBS Radio News: http://ia601200.us.archive.org/0/items/1942RadioNews/1942-06-26-CBS-News-of-the-World-AM-Edition-partial.mp3

[iowamark]

Ike is referred to as a “veteran of armored warfare” because of his WWI experience.

[BroJoeK]

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June 26, 1942:

• "The British broadcast information about the plight of Jews in Occupied Poland."

"The reprisals carried out in retribution for the assassination of Heydrich were both swift and brutal.
Pictured here are but a few of the children who were deported to the Ravensbrück and Mauthausen concentration camps.
Most of these children did not survive the war."

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