[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
Battle of Bataan, 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

[montanajoe]

This day always brings me alot of sadness, normally I'm in the PI now along the route and I can never shake the spirits of those brave me.

[fortheDeclaration]

A very black day in U.S. history.

Always good to remember just how evil the Japanese were.

[BroJoeK]

Headline:

"JAPANESE CAPTURE BATAAN AND 36,000 TROOPS"

Final surrender on Corregidor is not yet accomplished.

According to Wiki, allied total losses in the Battle of the Philippines were 146,000 including 100,000 captured.

British loses in the Battle of Singapore were 85,000 including 80,000 captured.

At this point, Axis powers have yet to lose a major battle.
The numbers of allies captured roughly correspond to those of Axis later captured at Stalingrad (91,000) and Tunisia (230,000) in 1943.