[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]

Air Assault Rises – 2
Italian Oil Center is Left in Flames (Middleton) – 2-3
Europe is Tense as Invasion Nears – 3-4
Eisenhower and Army in Africa are ‘Ready for Any Further Task’ – 4-5
Forrestal Asserts U-Boat Toll Indicates End of Menace is Near – 5
Americans Take Attu Ridge in Bitter Fight Above Clouds – 6
M’Arthur Planes Bomb Sunda Group – 7
War News Summarized – 7
War Issues Delay Voting in Canada (Philip) – 8
Norse Cut Draft 90% by Sabotage – 8-9
Attrition Fighting Won Guadalcanal (Hailey) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 11-13
Major Sports Results – 13
Will Aid Writers in Armed Forces – 13
Japanese Experts Help Germans to Fortify Their Conquered Islands (Brock) – 13

The News of the Week in Review
Prelude to Invasion? (Map) – 14
Twenty News Questions – 15
Attu Valuable as Base for Blockading Kiska (Shalett) – 16
China’s War Strength Put to Severest Test (Atkinson) – 17-18
Seven Entranceways to Hitler’s Fortress (map) – 19
Seven Gateways Lead do Hitler’s Fortress (by Raymond Daniell) – 20
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 21

[Kharis13]

I’m hoping a FReeper can help me! When I was in middle school (late 70s) our school library had several great books about WWII. I was particularly fascinated by those about planes and bombing raids. One book had a picture, I think taken from the bomb bay doors, of a B-17 dropping its payload. Normally the planes were in a formation that would allow them to drop the bombs, even while planes were beneath them. This particular picture showed a bomb hitting and knocking off one of the tail wings of the bomber below. The bomb didn’t explode in mid-air, but the picture captured the moment the tail wing was knocked off.

Over the years I’ve searched for this picture but have never been able to locate it. A few years back I called my old school and talked with the librarian. She told me any books from the late 70s were long gone.

Any FReepers remember this picture?

[PeterPrinciple]

Noise Abatement Week?

In the middle of the war? almost 50,000 citations?

Chicago was also onboard with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagos-finest/2912209307/

who knew there was a movie called noise:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425308/

[PeterPrinciple]

Japanese Experts Help Germans To Fortify Their Conquered Islands

Japanese naval and military experts, accompanied by technicians specially trained in the construction of island defenses in the Asiatic theater, have been flown to the German occupied islands in the Mediterranean and the Aegean..............

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Interesting that Germans would use help in island defense. What island battles with Japanese been fought so far? Attu, Guadalcanal. others?

[dfwgator]

U.S. BOMBERS SMASH U-BOAT BASES IN BIGGEST BRITAIN-BASED ATTACK (5/30/43)

I wonder if this was the raid that was portrayed at the end of Das Boot?