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
Homers 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 Homers profile. Also visit our
general discussion thread.
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War The Philippine Islands: Leyte Island and the Visayas, 1944 Sixth Army Operations on Leyte and Samar, 17 October-30 December 1944
Northwestern Europe, 1944: 6th and 12th Army Group Operations, 15 September-7 November 1944
Northwestern Europe, 1944: 21st Army Group Operations, 15 September-15 December 1944
Eastern Europe, 1941: Russian Balkan and Baltic Campaigns Operations, 19 August-31 December 1944
Northern Italy 1944: Allied Advance to Gothic Line, 5 June-25 August and Gains 29 August-31 December
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, April-December 1944 and Situation 31 December
China-Burma, 1941: Third Burma Campaign Slims Offensive, June 1944-March 1945
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10/29/2014 4:31:17 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Vinegar Joe Stilwell relieved of command, because of the constant friction between him and the Chiang Kai-sheks. Chiang kept getting $$$$$ and lend lease supplies but wouldn’t commit his Army on the scale that they should have been. He was just stock piling for his war against Mao. Stilwell did trained a couple of good Chinese divisions but Chiang was more worried about Mao than the Japanese. Stilwell was one our most under rated generals. Had he had a command in Europe, he may have out shined Patton. Patton would have gone nuts if he had to deal with Chiang. To me Stilwell will always be the unsung hero of WW II. (He also had to deal with Mountbatten, who was another head ache for him.) Over the years the CBI has been treated as a side show. (Except for Operation Burma, with Errol Flynn)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
9 posted on
10/29/2014 8:03:53 AM PDT by
Mikey_1962
(Democrats have destroyed more cities than Godzilla)
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