[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
The Gilbert Islands: Makin Atoll and Western Half of Butaritari Island, 1943 – Initial Operations of 27th Infantry Division (-) on Butaritari, 20-22 November 1943
The Gilbert Islands: Tarawa Atoll and Betio Island 1943 – Assault by 2d Marine Divison (+) on Betio, 20-23 November 1943
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

[BroJoeK]

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November 22, 1943:

• "More than 1,000 Jewish patients at a Berlin mental hospital are deported to Auschwitz."

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[Mikey_1962]

On page 8 the Soviets say all liberated European countries will have the right to self determination.

[The KG9 Kid]

Note the article by Alexander de Seversky on the last page.

This man was the author of 'Victory Through Air Power', a work which convinced Churchill and then Roosevelt about the strategy for long-range industrial bombing of the Axis.

Walt Disney made a full length feature live-action and animated film of the same name, narrated by de Seversky based upon his work. It's in the public domain.

Click the link below to find it on YouTube, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin. Entirely captivating.

Walt Disney's 'Victory Through Air Power' (1943)