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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.
1 posted on 11/16/2009 4:35:04 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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First Lord to Secretary and A.C.N.S. 16.XI.39

Have you made sure that the intake of air to Admiralty basement is secure? Are there alternative intakes in case of the present one being damaged by a bomb? What would happen in the case of fire in the courtyard?

There seem to be heaps of rubbish, timber, and other inflammable material lying about, not only in the courtyard, but in some of the rooms underneath them. All unnecessary inflammable material should be removed forthwith.

Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm

2 posted on 11/16/2009 4:36:04 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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interesting bit on the dog. the belgians killing dogs because people are on rations. different times thats for sure.

as for the Finns, look out below.


5 posted on 11/16/2009 5:54:26 AM PST by beebuster2000
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Interesting how focused they are on the pocket battleships. And their analysis of their comparable firepower and speed to HOOD, etc. is odd. Both SCHARNHORST and GNIESENAU could run with the Brits, and each had nine 11” guns to the DEUTSCHLAND class’ six.

Would have been much more interesting if the Germans had upgunned the battlecruisers to 15” guns as they’d planned.


6 posted on 11/16/2009 7:01:11 AM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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(From Pg. 11)

Seamen Puzzled by WPA Program

Although the local offices of the Work Projects Administration received authorization yesterday for the absorption of 3,200 unemployed seamen in the Port of New York there was no indication as to how the seamen would be selected or how they would be employed.

The quotes from the C.I.O. union guy are priceless!

7 posted on 11/16/2009 8:02:57 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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By the way, that one ad for Formfit is great!

"Achieve the two essentials of feminine happiness - glamour and fashion-rightness."

8 posted on 11/16/2009 8:07:58 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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I wish there were an easier way to cut and paste.
I thought the following was interesting:

“Today incidentally is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the newspaper Popolo d’Italia by Signor Mussolini, who wrote an editorial that day headed “Audacity.” Today it is the leading Fascist newspaper, which all good Fascists are expected to read. Signor Mussolini still frequently writes editorials for it, but always anonymously.”


10 posted on 11/16/2009 9:15:52 AM PST by ichabod1 ( I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet.)
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