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
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general discussion thread. 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)
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943
South Pacific Operations: Advance to Bougainville, 27 October-15 December 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
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Original Allied Strategic Concept, May 1943; Situation in Pacific, 1 November 1943
I think there is something quite wrong about the picture of the damaged warship on P.8 above. First, I know of no major US warship sunk or heavily damaged in Naples harbor. Please correct me if I’m wrong. The light cruiser USS Savanah was severely damaged by a german glide bomb in August 1943 while supporting the landings at Salerno and she was eventually returned to the US for repairs. But that happened offshore and she first headed to Malta for temporary repairs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Savannah_(CL-42)_is_hit_by_a_German_guided_bomb,_off_Salerno,_11_September_1943.jpg
Second, the gun turret pictured looks more like the typical 8-in battery of pre-WWII US cruisers, not the 6-in gun turrets of Savanah. My hunch is that the picture released by the Navy was actually of a US cruiser damaged in the Pacific. Another bit of wartime disinformation I suppose.
BTW, thanks for posting these old newspaper clips. My dad was a Marine on Bougainville and would have certainly cheered the outcome of the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.
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