It's very hard to see foriegn leaders in the way a 'local' sees them. As the saying goes, 'All politics are local', and foriegn affairs that catch...
Carter? Reagan? It's truely hard to appreciate a leader from a nation where you do not live. Perhaps Nicholas II is the best canidate for a...
Friedrich is very correct. My oldest cousin (now deceased) fought from New Guinea to the Philippines with the US Army and he often mentioned that...
The Japanesse must have built an Atomic Bomb. It was posted on an internet site.
Churchill is an odd choice, but remember that a gentleman need be neither gentle or kind. I think of 'Gentleman Johnie Burgoune' of the American...
Do nations have an inherent right to exist? Self-determination is a nice idea but can it work? History is full of states that were and now aren't....
This seems rather far from the thread but ... With the Defeat of Germany in WW1 and the Russian Revolution, Poland was recreated as part of...
Try the German film "The Bridge" or "The Cruel Sea" (UK). Both are older and B/W but very good.
1) The many 'Bad Wars' that followed WW2 were often results of WW2. Belasar is correct that an effort has been made to distinguish WW2 from the...
"The Dirty Dozen" hit me as a particularly silly movie. There are penal formations, but taking a group of undisciplined psychos on an elaborate...
Really I was born in '45 and can't help. Go to the VFW, VA Hospital, or American Legion Hall. You will find someone only to glad to tell. Ask me...
Re: Montgomery lecturing Patton Must be very true and widely known to the generals. During the attack on Tunis, the 8th Army stalled in the hill...
I'm a little suprised nobody has nominated Doulas MacArthur. He lost Bataan (after being hit with a total suprise air attack after Pearl Harbor)....
Thank you all for the warm welcome. Clementine, After training the DI said "welcome to the largest fraternity on earth". Liked it, wanted it , or...
Top 5 is hard- Some thoughts Attack,Attack! (US) The Cruel Sea (UK) The Bridge (GER) The Dawns are Quiet Here (USSR) Death in the South Atlantic...
Volga Boatman In defense of Stauffenberg- He opposed Hilter on moral grounds, as well as military setbacks. The plot was sloppy but might have...
I find it hard to accept these arguments. 1)von Manstein (among others) testified at Nurenberg that Germany would have been badly beaten at the...
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LJAd See "The nightmare Years" by Shirer on the Halder Plot (p366) or for more detail "Red Orchestra" by Anne Nelson (p123). This plot involved...
