[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
Papua, New Guinea, 1942
Allied Advance Across Owen Stanley Mountains, 26 Sept.-15 Nov. 1942
Allied Reinforcement by Air and Advance to Buna, 14 Oct.-15 Nov. 1942
The Solomons: Guadalcanal and Florida, 1942
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Advance to Stalingrad, Operations, 24 July-18 November 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943

[Sam's Army]

Pardon me if this has been covered as a topic on your threads already. But noticing the word “Foe” here, any chance in these PC times that the NYT has replaced the commonly used “Japs” from that era onto the archives? The wording just seems off, but maybe it’s just me.

[colorado tanker]

That Japanese commander is in somewhat of a dream world thinking he can launch a “surprise” attack that has been forecast on the front page of the New York Times. Our guys may not yet know where, but they know its coming.

[CougarGA7]

[CougarGA7]

• Oppenheimer and Groves meet with Vannevar Bush where it is decided that Oppenheimer would be the director of the new central laboratory for the Manhattan Project.

[CougarGA7]

Try that again.