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| General Stillwell | 31 Jan 2006 16:28 GMT | 7 |
Was he vasted for the US war effort when Roosevelt sent him to China?
I am not asking whether Roosevelt ought to know that when he sent him,
but whether Stillwell would have served better if given a combat post
in Pacific (likely in post later held by Eichelberger) or Europe
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| Kamikaze pilot survives, but grenades himself? | 31 Jan 2006 16:22 GMT | 10 |
Anyone seen this footage before of a Kamikaze pilot that survived his
crash? It appears to be edited, but I am not sure. Anyone have
background info on this? The other videos are great, as well.
http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/movies
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| Fw: Why did the U.S. keep silent in 1920s? | 30 Jan 2006 16:17 GMT | 5 |
: <xeromille@yahoo.com> posted Jan. 25:
> >From 1921 to 1931, the conflict between China and Japan were
> escalating, in 1928 Kwantung Army murdered Chang Tso-lin
> . . . Why did the U.S. govenment |
| Name of PBS show about WW2 surgeons? | 30 Jan 2006 16:13 GMT | 2 |
Anybody know the title of a PBS special that talked with some old WW2
surgeons that were in the Pacific and had lots of photos? thanks!
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| Please Help if you can. | 30 Jan 2006 06:04 GMT | 5 |
Hello, Im trying to decipher my fathers discharge paperwork
and the Organization information is giving me a headache.
Dad was discharged in '46 after he had been in Japan with the
Occupation Forces in the Signal Corps.
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| British WW2 Torture Center - The London cage - 60 YO files opened. | 30 Jan 2006 01:44 GMT | 7 |
The existence of a secret British torture centre known as the London Cage
has been revealed in papers recently discovered in the UK national Archives
at Kew.
German prisoners were hidden from the Red Cross and subjected to torture.
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| Fw: Name of PBS show about WW2 surgeons? | 29 Jan 2006 21:48 GMT | 1 |
"frenchy" <mf101723@msn.com> posted Jan. 27:
> Anybody know the title of a PBS special that talked with some old WW2
> surgeons that were in the Pacific and had lots of photos? thanks! Please confirm that you do mean the Pacific theatre and not the
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| WWII Backwaters | 29 Jan 2006 21:40 GMT | 13 |
I've seen some movies over the last couple years that have gotten me
thinking about lesser-known areas of conflict during WWII.
For example, the movie "To Have and Have Not" starring Humphrey Bogart and
Lauren Bacall is set in Martinique during the war. In the movie, gestapo
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| Orders is Orders | 29 Jan 2006 21:29 GMT | 16 |
Early in 1942 the following Air Ministry directive was issued to the newly
appointed Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command "The primary object of your
operations should now be focused on the morale of the civil population, and
in particular of the industrial workers in enemy ...
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| 1945 | 29 Jan 2006 21:28 GMT | 78 |
How soon did the Allies know that there were going to be more problems
than just beating the Germans in 1945, ie: the dissection of Berlin,
Russia becoming a force of its own in Europe, the beginning of the Cold
War, etc.
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| Fw: Orders is Orders | 28 Jan 2006 15:16 GMT | 10 |
"Alan Meyer" <ameyer2@yahoo.com> posted Jan. 24:
> According to Budiansky's very convincing arguments, the
> strategic bombing enthusiasts that dominated British and
> American air forces were absolutely dogmatic in their belief |
| Why did the U.S. keep silent in 1920s? | 27 Jan 2006 16:14 GMT | 3 |
>From 1921 to 1931, the conflict between China and Japan were escalating, in 1928 Kwantung Army murdered Chang Tso-lin and Chinese
local government were trying to replace Manchuria Railways by
constructing parallel lines, in 1930, the Nationalist Government
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| Fw: Orders is Orders | 24 Jan 2006 17:25 GMT | 3 |
: "Binnacle" <Binnacle@myedinburgh.org> posted Jan. 23:
> Early in 1942 the following Air Ministry directive was issued to the newly
> appointed Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command "The primary object of your
> operations should now be focused on the morale of the civil population, |
| Fw: Fw: General Stillwell | 24 Jan 2006 16:45 GMT | 1 |
Dan Ford "Cub Driver" <usenet.AT.danford.DOT.net@giganews.com> posted Jan.
23:
> >Stilwell had not merely lived in China (as military
> >attache) but had taken the trouble to learn Mandarin. |
| Fw: 1945 | 23 Jan 2006 22:20 GMT | 7 |
Craig <crw59@earthlink.net> posted Jan. 16:
> How soon did the Allies know that there were going to be more problems
> than just beating the Germans in 1945 . . .
> Did we have any idea knowledge of all the political issues that evolved |
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