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To: Homer_J_Simpson
The Battle of Britain was background music for life in the U.S.A.

I'm pretty curious to see how this battle will play out in the American newspapers. I get the feeling that it will not dominate the news with the possible exception of the key days where the massive attacks took place. I recall at times, the Winter War fading into the noise, and the Battle of the Atlantic has definitely been a side show throughout with the exception of the Graf Spee.

11 posted on 07/10/2010 9:52:17 AM PDT by CougarGA7 (A moose once bit my Hitler.)
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To: CougarGA7
I'm pretty curious to see how this battle will play out in the American newspapers.

So far it doesn't seem like they are into the nuance. They present it as a tit-for-tat kind of thing. The British raid German occupied territory and the Germans raid Britain. I haven't read anything so far that explains the importance of air superiority as a prerequisite for the invasion of Britain.

Of course, most of what I see comes from skimming the articles as I prepare them. I haven't had much time to actually read the stuff I post every day.

12 posted on 07/10/2010 10:59:31 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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