[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 .)
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
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Final Operations on Luzon, 3 February-20 July 1945
Southeast Asia, 1941: Final Allied Offensives in the Southwest Pacific Area 19 February-1 July 1945
West-Central Germany and Belgium, 1945: The Rhineland Campaign – Operations, 6-10 March 1945
Eastern France and the Low Countries, 1944: Summary – The Rhineland Campaign, 8 February-21 March 1945
Poland, 1945: Russian Offensive to the Oder – Operations 12 January-30 March 1945
The Western Pacific: Allied Invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa (Operation Iceberg), 1945
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, 1945 and Final Operations in the War
China-Burma, 1941: Third Burma Campaign – Slim’s Offensive, June 1944-March 1945

[snippy_about_it]

It would have been interesting to be following this at home. I imagine reading the paper aloud and tracking the progress on my own map.

[PeterPrinciple]

One prisoner who was asked if he thought Berlin might become another Stalingrad simply shrugged his shoulders and said;

“Impossible, There is not enough left standing to convert into fortifications.”

[SomeCallMeTim]

I’ve been especially interested by the reports on Iwo. My Uncle was one on the first Marines who landed. I spent a good amount of time with him as a kid. More than any other WW2 vet. I always asked him about the war... He told be very little. Just enough, to make me understand why he didn’t want to talk about it.

[Larry Lucido]

I take it Bonomi didn’t quit?