[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
Northwestern Europe, 1940: Overlord Plan, Combined Bomber Offensive and German Dispositions, 6 June 1944
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
China-Burma, 1941: Third Burma Campaign – Slim’s Offensive, June 1944-March 1945

[PeterPrinciple]

Interesting Back round on Colonel McCormick who is not be allowed to print a newspaper for the servicemen in Australia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._McCormick

[PeterPrinciple]

DRASTIC WMC RULE SEEN DELATED HERE.

From the article it seems workers are moving to peacetime jobs because of the optimism for the end of the war? Thus a shortage of workers for the war effort.

[PeterPrinciple]

Shuttle Bombing

Whistling and shimmy dancers: http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/mshwma8.htm

video on shuttle bombing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIuBd8TlQvQ

More details of operation and political agenda:
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2011/March%202011/0311Poltava.aspx

[fso301]

Concerning that P8 article about american aircrew being shot by Germans on the French-Spanish border, Chuck Yeager was shot down in March and was shot at by Germans near the French-Spanish border. The man he was with was hit in the Knee and Yeager had to amputate the leg with his pocket knife.