[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 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

[tcrlaf]

The 3 days Java Sea battles were more of a disaster for the Allies than Pearl Harbor. The true nature of just how bad it was, was kept hidden until much later in the war.

5,000 Sailors killed, a dozen plus ships sunk, including an Aircraft Carrier/Seaplane Tender (U.S.S. Langley) and several cruisers, Java and it’s oil lost, and India, Australia laid bare to attack, with literally nothing left in theater to stop the Japanese.

The propaganda of the time downplayed the importance of the losses, when in fact, the exact opposite was true.

[GeronL]

Filipino’s want to send aid to Kalipornia. lol.

[CougarGA7]

• Batavia, Java falls to the Japanese essentially capturing the island. Remaining Dutch forces surrender a week later.

[CougarGA7]

Ugh, lead day messed me up. Better late than never.

[fso301]

Interesting p5 article about the air raid false alarm in Oahu. In the early morning hours of March 4, Japanese bombs would once again fall on the island.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_K