68 Years Ago......................
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68 Years Ago......................
REMEMBERING
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: 68 Years Ago......................
Yeah.... The Longest Day. Lots of good movies. Band of Brothers.. my favorite. Saving Private Ryan. But what about September 3, 1943? That was when taking back Europe from the Axis really started. Nobody remembers, or at least thinks about it, and nobody cares I guess. No good movies about the invasion of Italy nine months earlier unfortunately.
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Re: 68 Years Ago......................
I would say the 23 October – 4 November 1942 was the REAL starting point............http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bat ... El_Alamein
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: 68 Years Ago......................
You have a point Duncan. North Africa was a training camp for the US forces in which the British showed them how to fight the new war. But American troops were quick learners....... after taking a good beating at first.
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Re: 68 Years Ago......................
I'm just on reading The Rommel Papers, Liddell Hart. An interesting read from the German perspective. It encompasses the invasion of France, the desert campaign, a bit about Sicily/Italy and I'm getting on to the French/Normandy chapters now.
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Re: 68 Years Ago......................
DuncaninFrance wrote:REMEMBERING
WILL NEVER FORGET THEM.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Martin
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I am just about to start (for me) a very big read. 720 pages.
The author lays out the battle in the context of the whole war and it's influence on many leaders of WWII. Should be an interesting read.
The author lays out the battle in the context of the whole war and it's influence on many leaders of WWII. Should be an interesting read.
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Re: 68 Years Ago......................
Just read this:
http://36thair3ad.homestead.com/Origina ... thAIR.htmlWalter's niece Susan van Beuningen writes these moving words: "...You know, Walter was not a hero; he was an ordinary and modest man who lived a quiet life. But, when called upon by his country, he became part of something bigger than himself and together with those other young men, did a job that changed the world. In our Van Natta family he was adored and loved..."
She further recalls the words that are enscribed on the Washington County Courthouse in Springfield, Kentucky: "Not lest we forget. But lest posterity should fail to know."