Knox Urges Speed – 2-3
8 Senators Attack Lease-Lend Bill – 3
The International Situation – 4
No ‘New Order’ for Indies, Netherlands Tells Japan – 4
Nazis Cite Hitler on Gas Reprisal – 4
Heavy Tripoli Raid is Made by British as Army Advances – 5
Japanese Tighten Grip on Indo-China – 6-7
Medical Supplies for Greece Asked – 7
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 7
News of the Week in Review
Twenty News Questions * – 8
Japan Draws the Map of a Vast ‘Lebensraum’ – 9
Three Stages of Japan’s “New Order” (map) – 10
Strategic Distances in the Pacific (map) – 11
Talk of Splitting California – 11
* Find the answers on the thread for this Saturday, February 5.
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. Also visit our
general discussion thread