[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
Soviet Summer and Fall Offensives: Operations, 17 July-1 December 1943
Allied Advance to Volturno River, Reorganization, and Attack on Gustav Line (17 January-11 May 1944)
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
New Guinea and Alamo Force Operations: Clearing the Huon Peninsula and Securing the Straits, 19 September 1943-26 April 1944
Cartwheel, the Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls, and Concurrent Air and Naval Operations, 30 June 1943-26 April 1944

[Mannaggia l'America]

Thanks for posting these - very interesting to read. I wish I would have had access to them when I was younger and my grandparents were alive.

On the map below, the 5th Army had just passed through Nola, where my grandfather was from, and Caserta, where my grandmother was from. I would have liked to have heard their thoughts about seeing this as it occurred.

At the time this occurred, they had already been in US for over 20 years, and their son (my uncle) was with the US Navy in the South Pacific. But the US government still used to routinely inspect their house because my grandmother was a citizen of Italy and was never naturalized.

[Rebelbase]

Bottom of page 5, the NYT with an article questioning the First Lady’s use of military aircraft.

My how times have changed.

[colorado tanker]

Interesting column today hinting that the Red Army may finally be at the end of its logistical tether. Plus, winter is not far away.

Odd column crowing about the destruction of the Luftwaffe, coming on the heels of the disastrous Schweinfurt raid. I noticed that both Arnold and Roosevelt issued statements about the losses, which must have shocked many people. The Luftwaffe may not be capable anymore of offensive operations, but it still has quite a sting over the heart of the Reich.