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Good On Ya' Marion!!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Dogdaddy
Dogdaddy gets ALL his information second hand, from books and documentary films, and does not claim to be an authority on anything, no do I view the ...
Just a footnote..... only the men were shot. The women and children were herded into the church... after that, grenades were tossed through the wind...
Oradour Sur Glane was shown in the very first episode of the famous series The World At War, which opens with the narrative "One day...the soldiers c...
I hope Kitty's grandchildren remain safe and sound, although that's a pretty tall order for anyone living in Israel now. I am not Jewish, but after ye...
I must share one part of this book, towards the end, when the men of the 394th are finally liberated from the POW camp. Patton comes riding up in a je...
Sorry. I won't suggest anything more to read if I have to do all that. I figured that most people are familiar with Alex Kershaw's name. I'm not selli...
I thought it was interesting to read about what happened in Iraq in WW2. Some British units were also sent to Iraq for a brief period before going on...
I would just add my thanks to M's, and to say that looking at these memorials means so much more to me now than it did when I was younger... I read ...
As always in History.."the enemy of my enemy is my friend", hence the uncomfortable alliance many were forced to make with Stalin in WWII. Who knows f...
I remember ALL of those things.....I guess my life was okay after all .... ps- Thanks for the memories
As far as I can tell, the Atom Bomb wasnt ready for dropping during the fighting in Germany. Also, unless used in centrall Germany it would probab...
I recently bought "War Stories III The Heroes Who Defeated Hitler". Not only a great book, but also included is a very fine DVD on the same topic.
My Father told me about getting the allotment of .22 shells, and using them to put rabbits in the stew pot for dinner. Also told me about carrying a l...
Congratulations are in order! I subscribe to World War II magazine also, so I will be looki ng forward to next month too! Jim