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 and the occasional radio broadcast 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 Plan for MARKET-GARDEN
American Capture of Peleliu, September 15-26, 1944
Northwestern Europe, 1944: 6th and 12th Army Group Operations, 15 September-7 November 1944
Northwestern Europe, 1944: 21st Army Group Operations, 15 September-15 December 1944
Eastern Europe, 1941: Russian Balkan and Baltic Campaigns – Operations, 19 August-31 December 1944
The Western Pacific, New Guinea, and the Philippine Islands: Allied Advances to the Palaus and Morotai, 30 July-17 September 1944 and Air Attacks on the Philippines, 7-22 September 1944
Northern Italy 1944: Allied Advance to Gothic Line, 5 June-25 August and Gains 29 August-31 December
China, 1941: Operation Ichigo, April-December 1944 and Situation 31 December
China-Burma, 1941: Third Burma Campaign – Slim’s Offensive, June 1944-March 1945
Page 2 above shows one of the standard maps of France action. Interesting to note that the southern line that ran from the French coast to Germany has disappeared over night. I wonder how much of a line that really was in the last couple of weeks.
Also meant to note yestarday that I think yesterday’s NYTs was the first in months not to have a war picture or map on the front page (there were huricane picts).
Sadly, we are about to begin not one, but two battles wherein we will get our heads handed to us. Besides Market-Garden, we will almost simultaneously begin the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest. General Model, the best defensive general in the Wehrmacht, in ideal defensive terrain, will inflict 33,000 casualties. The battle has been called an Allied “defeat of the first magnitude”.