* ”I address myself especially to liberals and progressives in urging that this wholesome fear of too much government be kept alive.”
Alas.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f25mar43.htm
Axis forces pull out of Mareth Line
Thursday, March 25, 1943 www.onwar.com
A column of the British 1st Armored Division [photo at link].
In Tunisia... The British 1st Armored Division nearly reaches the Tebaga Gap by nightfall. The threat from here, combined with the concentration of Americans at Maknassy, causes General von Arnim to withdraw the German and Italian infantry from the Mareth Line.
Words worth heeding for any generation in that article- especially now. The sad part is how far the US Chamber of Commerce has strayed from championing American entrepreneurship that creates jobs and prosperity for Americans for the sake of pushing illegal alien cheap labor for corporations armed with cash flush lobbyists.
OK. Mrs. abb and I are in New Orleans, and we spent this morning at the WW2 Museum.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
First impression: It is a money-making operation, with good marketing and branding. They have new buildings under construction. Staff and volunteers out the wazoo.
It is worth the admission fee.
The D-Day and Pacific campaigns exhibits are well-written, with several short films to watch that add to the learning. Examples of uniforms, and some personal letters are exhibited.
The exhibit on POW’s in Germany also had diaries and other such artifacts on exhibit. Much focus on the meager diets the POW’s had to endure.
The Pro Football exhibit is a complete propaganda piece. I wouldn’t be surprised if the NFL paid the museum to display the stuff. Entirely too prominent and only slightly related to WW2.
We were able to visit the restoration pavilion, where restoration of PT 305, a Higgins-built boat is underway. Interesting factoids about PT boats. The most interesting part of our visit.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
You’ll want to spend a bit of time looking at the exhibits regarding Andrew Jackson Higgins and his New Orleans-based company.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Higgins
If there is a disappointment, it would be that there are not that many examples of weapons, planes, and other hardware that you would expect in a military museum.
They did have an example of a British Spitfire fighter, though.
Other museums that we have visited recently have many more examples of hardware, ordinance, and weapons. These two places are not to be missed if ever you are in the area.
Ft. Walton, FL
http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
Pensacola, FL
http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/