[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
Southwest Russia, 1942: Soviet Winter Offensive, Operations, 13 December 1942-18 February 1943
Central Tunisia, 1943: Battle of Kasserine Pass-Operations, 14-22 February 1943
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

[Western Phil]

US Tanks Tackle Rommel's...

One of the lessons learned by the US from their military action in North Africa was that tank tracks wore out rapidly. Thus large quantities of spare tracks were manufactured, shipped to Britain and across the canal shortly after D-day. Many of these were still in storage in Western Europe well into the late 20th century and may yet be there. The tank drivers on the continent failed to operate their machines across vast areas of sand & apparently the tracks did not wear out as fast as predicted.