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History & events of World War Two. (Moderated)
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Air war on the Eastern Front: good overview sources?
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I'm looking for a book recommendation. I think I would like to learn something about the air war on the Eastern Front. It's not a subject that gets much play, even from Eastern Front specialists - the ground battles are the usual focus, especially the tanks. What I'd like to get, if possible, is a narrative... more »
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French bases under German Admin.
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Hello all I am interested in reading about how French military installations made the transition to German administration in 1940 and back again in 44 and 45 I'm ashamed to say I don't know the names of any large bases in France. Books that I've read always mention 'ports and airfields' that fell into... more »
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8th Air Force vs. Lufthansa?
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Did 8th Air Force fighter pilots specifically target Lufthansa aircraft if they ran across them? Was there the equivalent of unrestricted warfare as there was against shippng? Did Lufthansa or other German airlines even maintain scheduled routes during the war?
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Marching, (Infantry speed).
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While watching a TV show (World at War) on the Battle of Belgium- France, was a claim the German army advanced 30 miles per day, which was 3x faster than expected, and was (in part) a decisive factor in the victory, as it caught the French off guard, because they moved too slow. Here's a bit of a link,... more »
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Overlord Security in England
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Just prior to D-day a senior US Air Force officer was demoted and immediately returned to the U.S. after apparently making an indiscreet public reference to timing of invasion. I understand that Gen. Patton, after a similar indiscretion, was personally reprimanded by Gen Eisenhower and informed that it was... more »
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Navajo Code Talkers
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Hello all, I'm reading 'Navajo Weapon' by Sally McClain. It contains charts of English words, their Navajo pronunciations and their meanings. The word used for battleship meant whale, colonel was silver eagle, dive-bomber was chicken hawk, are some examples. This seems like an example of a one-time pad encryption but without a secret... more »
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Why 5 beaches?
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Hi I was just wondering why the alied picked 5 beaches to attack. Was wondering why they did not pick just one beach, landed all the troops, and went on foot and tanks up the shore line. Would that not have minimized the loos of battleships, that was shot down with guns from the German guns. And probably also, fewer... more »
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The perceived extent of Germany and Austria before WW II
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A minor data point: Recently I watched the film "Curly Top" (a 1935 vehicle for Shirley Temple). Temple's character has an older sister Mary, who is the romantic partner with the male lead, Edward, a wealthy lawyer, They are drawn together by a mutual love of music, and at one point Edward tells how... more »
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Protection of "Magic"? Opps!
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(OK, I did it again, read a W.E,B. Griffin fiction book, Series "The Corps, Book IV, Battleground", has some regards Guadalcanal. And I went to check out some questions. Ugg! Truth seemed worse than fiction!) [link] [link] MERLE RALPH CORY was in his mid 40's and working as a civilian cryptanalysis... more »
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