[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 and the occasional radio broadcast 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 .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Anzio-Cassino Area, 1943: Situation 18 May 1944 and Advance in Operation Diadem, 11-18 May. Anzio Breakout, 23-25 May and Turn to Rome, 25-30 May
The Western Pacific, New Guinea and the Philippine Islands: Allied Advances to the Marianas, Biak and Noemfoor, 22 April-24 July 1944, and Japanese Kon and “A” Go Operations 30 May-19 June 1944
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, April-December 1944 and Situation 31 December

[BroJoeK]

Interesting page one article on presidential politics -- Texas convention splitting apart, apparently over a racial issue.

You may remember that Republicans won only two states in 1936, then ten in 1940:

1936 Roosevelt versus Landon:

1940 Roosevelt versus Wilkie:

[Rebelbase]

I suspect Stalin secretly mocked the US for not being able to break out of Anzio thus far.

[Tax-chick]

Denies More 'Gas' to Party Boats, bottom of page 5

Interesting attempt by an industry to use their Congressman to finagle a special privilege.

Also, re the headline, they can use two half-spaces to put "gas" in quotes, but they can't give M'Arthur his -ac?