[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 delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime”.)
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.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The International Situation – 2
Soviet Ship is Sunk – 2-6
Incidents in European Conflict – 3
Report Thaelmann Freed To Attest Nazi-Soviet Tie – 4
20-Day Siege Ends – 7-9
Polish Flier Tells of Escape of Seven Planes From Heart of Warsaw in Monday’s Battle – 8
Brazil and U.S. Close Ship and Rail Deals – 9
Dr. Aydelotte Urges We Aid Next ‘League’ – 9
Nazis Take Britons From a Swedish Ship – 9-10
Nazi Planes Raid the British Fleet – 11-12
Roosevelt Views Seen as Akin to Pontiff’s – 12
Pope Said to Seek Peace and a Free Poland, Protected Against Communism and Atheism – 13-14
Kennedy Formally Warns Americans to Quit Britain - 14

[BlueStateBlues]

Hitler will stop soon, I don’t think he will continue this aggression. If we can just appease him a little more, this should end soon.

[varon]

bttt

[LibertyRocks]

PING — for an interesting look at History NOT through your textbooks! [Plus, the stories in “today’s paper” I think you will find particularly interesting re: the fall of Warsaw]

[mainepatsfan]

This wouldn’t be the last time during the war that the Poles fighting in Warsaw would be crushed by the Germans.

[BroJoeK]

ROOSEVELT VIEWS SEEN AS AKIN TO PONTIFF'S

" 'It is impossible not to perceive the almost literal identity of the essential points enumerated by the statesman of one of the most powerful and modernly positive nations of the world,' continued the editorial, 'and the principles enunciated by the supreme religious leader with the highest spiritual authority of the world. For the Pontiff, preaching springs from revealed truth; for the statesman it comes from concrete experiences.' "

In fact, Franklin Roosevelt was entirely sympathetic to the Brits and French. One has to wonder: what language did FDR use which allowed the Pope to imagine he would accept a Nazi conquest of Poland?

Clearly, the Pope's number one fear was the threat from atheistic Soviet Communism. Because of it he was willing to accept the pagan Nazis' conquest of Poland. FDR, by contrast, had no fear of Communism and a determination that German Nazism must be defeated.