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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Gen. Eisenhower arrived in England a couple days ago. What has Ike been up to since December 7? This excerpt is a nice short summary of the period between then and now

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Michael Korda, Ike: An American Hero

As a visiting dignitary Ike is provided with a driver by his thoughtful hosts immediately upon his arrival in England.

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3 posted on 06/28/2012 4:14:09 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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Invaders Confess (by Will Lissner, first-time contributor) – 2-4
Report on Parleys (Lawrence) – 5
Roosevelt-Churchill Text – 5
Rommel Pushes On (Anderson) – 6-7
War News Summarized – 7
First Major Marine A.E.F. Reaches South Pacific Port – 8
Red Army Checking Nazi Ukraine Push (Parker, Brigham) – 8-9
Japan Bombed with 20-Cent Sight; Arnold Gives D.F.C. to 23 Raiders – 10-11
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 12-13

The News of the Week in Review
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Twenty News Questions – 15
The German Armies Again Drive Toward the East (map) – 16
Germans’ Drive in Egypt Menace to Middle East (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 17
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4 posted on 06/28/2012 4:17:17 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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