[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]

Prime Minister to Chief of Air Staff 19 June 43

I quite understand the relief given to Takoradi by the new route through Casablanca, and by the opening of the Mediterranean. Indeed, the time has come to consider economies of personnel on the Takoradi route, and I shall be glad to receive your proposals to this end.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

[CougarGA7]

It’s amazing how often the labor unions called for strikes during the war. It’s something that isn’t mentioned very much today. In Britain it was even worse. They will lose 1.8 million man-days in 1943. In 1944 they will lose even more many of them in the aircraft industry,