[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]

Billboard Top Ten for the Week of May 22, 1943

#1 - “I’ve Heard That Song Before” – Harry James, with Helen Forrest
#2 - “Velvet Moon” - Harry James
#3 – “That Old Black Magic” - Glenn Miller, with Skip Nelson and the Modernaires
#4 - “Taking a Chance on Love” - Benny Goodman, with Helen Forrest
#5 – “Brazil” - Xavier Cugat
#6 – “It Started All Over Again” - Tommy Dorsey, with Frank Sinatra, Pied Pipers
#7 - “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” - The Ink Spots
#8 - “As Time Goes By” - Jacque Renard, with unknown vocalist
#9 - “As Time Goes By” - Rudy Vallee
#10 – “Murder, He Says” - Dinah Shore

[Rebelbase]

Page 6, CYA pure disinformation on Yamamoto’s death.

Once again, thank-you for your daily effort in putting together this fantastic series.

[Hot Tabasco]

I read the article on Yamamoto's death being suspected suicide and another reference that his plane had crashed.

Looking it up on Wiki, the allies had intercepted an encripted transmission that said he was flying somewhere on 4/18/43 so they sent a squadron of Lightning fighters to intercept him and his 6 support fighter aircraft......

[EternalVigilance]

"Gosh!"

Of course Roosevelt knew that Yamamoto was dead, and that we had shot him down, enabled to do so by our ability to read their dispatches. You gotta love the speculation/disinformation that perhaps he killed himself. Working on Japanese morale.

[GadareneDemoniac]

What is the deal on the U-Boat mutiny? I never heard of that!

[PAR35]

We had reports of riots in Berlin a few days ago, and now the newspapers are attacking government policy. Looks like Germany is the land of freedom.

[colorado tanker]

One of my daughter’s in-laws was sent to one of those Army “special schools.” He was taught German for service with the European Civil Affairs Division, which provided the military government for the U.S. Zone in occupied Germany.