[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” Or view Homer’s 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 Homer’s profile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Evolution of Plan Yellow, October 1939-January 1940
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[C19fan]

I guess the Nazis will get pissed when Stalin annexes Bessarabia in Romania.

[CougarGA7]

Nuclear Update:

As reported at the end of February, John Dunning called Alfred Nier confirming his suspicion that U-235 was responsible for the slow neutron fusion of Uranium.

This was the first inklings that the separation of the U²³⁸ would be necessary in order to maintain a chain reaction.

Dunning along with Eugene T. Booth and Aristide von Grosse said as much in an article they authored for the Physical Review on March 15:

"These experiments emphasize the importance of uranium isotope separation on a larger scale for the investigation of chain reaction possibilities in uranium."

The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes pp 332-333.