[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. Also visit our general discussion thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Malaya, 1941: Topography-Japanese Centrifugal Offensive, December 1941-January 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – Operations of the Japanese First Air Fleet, 7 December 1941-12 March 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – American Carrier Operations, 7 December 1941-18 April 1942
Micronesia, Melanesia and New Guinea: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive-Japanese Fourth Fleet and South Seas Detachment Operations, December 1941-April 1942
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Centrifugal Offensive, 10 December 1941-6 May 1942-Fourteenth Army Operations on Luzon
Netherlands East Indies, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive, December 1941-April 1942, Sixteenth Army and Southern Force (Navy) Operations
Southern Asia, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive (and Continued Operations), January-May 1942
Eastern Europe, 1941: Soviet Winter Offensive – Operations, 6 December 1941-7 May 1942
North Africa, 1940: Rommel’s Second Offensive, 21 January-7 July 1942

[Rebelbase]

“Dinty Moore’s American cooking for good food”

The origin of canned Dinty Moore Beef Stew?

[Rebelbase]

L’Aiglon Restaurant: “Supreme of Guinea Hen Veronique sauteed to a sputtery brown, touched with wine sauce and a dash of wild rice, Luncheon $1.10”

I’ve never eaten one. Any good?

For $1.10 I’m willing to try it!

[BroJoeK]

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January 22, 1942:

"Hungarian Fascists drive 550 Jews and 292 Serbs to the Danube River at Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
They force them onto the ice, shoot the ice to break it up, and then shoot those who do not quickly drown."

"A stately mansion in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, formerly the residence of a wealthy Jewish family, was expropriated by the Nazis.
Once a site for lakeside summer gatherings, it hosted a meeting of senior government bureaucrats to plan the "Final Solution" to the "Jewish problem" on January 20, 1942.
Chaired by Reinhard Heydrich, the meeting went so well that Heydrich downed a celebratory glass of cognac at its conclusion."

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[fso301]

I agree with Congressmen Whittington and Rankin that retirement benefits should not be extended to elected officials.

[fso301]

Bottom of Page 9: I agree with Congressmen Whittington and Rankin that retirement benefits should not be extended to elected officials.

[CougarGA7]

Been a while, but here's a new quote from General Patton.

• "Dear Ike...After you have gotten the war plans in shape, you had better fix to get [command of] a division in the [Armored] Corps...I further appreciate your advertising of the 2d Armored Division, and I am sincere in believing with you that it is read to fight anywhere, anytime." - George S. Patton to Eisenhower at the War Plans Division

• At 1600 Royal Australian Engineers, after having set off charges on both Vunakanau and Lakunai airdromes, set off a stockpile of bombs at a dump near Rabaul. Unfortunately, they set off all two thousand of them at once creating a shock wave that damaged buildings and more importantly shattered the vacuum tubes in the radio transmitter at the AWA office. (That was a spot of bad luck)

• At 2235, General Horii gave the order to "Stop and weigh anchor. Begin landing operation." The invasion on Rabaul and New Britain had begun.