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.
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, 8 February-5 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 Slims Offensive, June 1944-March 1945
My father was a B-17 co-pilot in the 15th AAC. His 20th of 34 missions was the bombing of the oil refineries in Moosbiernaum, outside Vienna, as described on page 8.
Maybe others have noted this:
Page 9:
“Press Photo Proposed As Model for Monument”
“I do not believe any product of the mind of the artist could equal this photograph in action.”