[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 .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
The Balkans, 1941: Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, April 1941
North Africa – Rommel’s First Offensive, 24 March-15 June 1941
Marcks’ Plan, August 5, 1940
Operation Barbarossa (Dir. 21), December 18, 1940
The Mediterranean Basin
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – The Imperial Powers, 1 September 1939

[iowamark]

[Vendome]

Another amazing post.

Though I did spend some time looking for Park & Tilford Whiskey that I saw in one of the ads.

Guess it’s no longer made.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today “the withdrawal of our advanced troops to selected areas of concentration is proceeding”, but no longer smoothly.

[CougarGA7]

My favorite part of today's post is the headline itself.

YUGOSLAVS CAPTURE SCUTARI IN ALBANIA

There are two things that really stand out to me in this. the first is that it appears that ANYONE can kick the Italian's butt. Second, I think this headline shows how the New York Times of 1940 looks at the issue of the war. Clearly, the Times is anti-Nazi/Fascist which is a good thing, but so much so that despite the fact that a real drubbing is being handed out in the Balkans by the Nazis as we speak, the Times wants to focus on this small victory by the Yugoslav military.