To: Homer_J_Simpson
The first brief excerpt below is continued from yesterday.
Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy
4 posted on
12/27/2014 5:08:37 AM PST by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; 2banana; henkster; meandog; ...
51 Miles in Belgium (Middleton) 2-3
Two Reich Armies, Possibly 3, in Push (Middleton) 4
Trained Saboteurs sent by Nazis to Kill Chiefs of U.S. First Army 4
The Camera Follows the War in Europe from the Air, Sea and Land (photos) 5-7
Landing in Norway Urged upon Allies 7
Red Army Rings Budapest; Drives Wedges into City 8-9
New Manila Blow Downs 39 Planes (Kluckhohn) 9
B-29s Again Bomb Tokyo War Plants (Horne) 9-10
War News Summarized 10
Our Airmen Hit Japanese on Land and Sea (photos) 11
Manpower and Strategy (Krock) 12
A Major Allied Set-Back (Baldwin) 13
New Lend-Lease Pact with Russia Coming; Supplies are Still Moving, Stettinius Says 13
The Texts of the Days Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones 14-16
Forrestal Admits Recent Sea Losses 16
Forrestal Backs Military Training 16
5 posted on
12/27/2014 5:09:47 AM PST by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Stalin was normally a very blunt man of few words. I’m surprised he didn’t just cut to the chase in his letter to FDR and say:
“The Red Army is going to occupy Poland and it’s bringing my puppet government with it. You just have to accept that’s going to happen.”
11 posted on
12/27/2014 8:19:43 AM PST by
henkster
(Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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