[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]

Perhaps Ciano penetrated Hitler’s mind best when he had a long talk with the Chancellor in Berlin on October 1. The young Italian Foreign Minister, who by now thoroughly detested the Germans but had to keep up appearances, found the Fuehrer in a confident mood. As he outlined his plans, his eyes “flashed in a sinister fashion whenever he talked about his ways and means of fighting,” Ciano observed. Summing up his impressions, the Italian visitor wrote:

. . . Today to offer his people a solid peace after a great victory is perhaps an aim which still tempts Hitler. But if in order to reach it he had to sacrifice, even to the smallest degree, what seems to him the legitimate fruits of his victory, he would then a thousand times prefer battle.

William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

[GeronL]

Teddy Kennedy was an ugly kid.

Nice theoretical defense of the North Sea, did the UK have the manpower and ships to actually do what that map shows?

Estonia just bent right over for the Soviets, but I suppose it wasn’t rape-rape.

[Fiji Hill]

How about some sports news?

Yesterday, in their season opener, the USC Trojans, down 7-0 against Oregon at the Coliseum, rallied for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter and came away with a 7-7 tie.

[CougarGA7]

I am WAYYY behind. Something about midterms and work getting real busy. But I do want this audio posted for this date so better late than never.

BBC - Winston Churchill on the First Month of the War