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...ovember and how they felt about their current situation. As would be expected, many of the diaries contain general entries about the weather and warfare.
The Australian War Memorial -blog brings you...
...of the facts of the civil war on many occasions but I feel that somehow the decision to dedicate a post to General Napoleon J.D Dana might help give him more of the recognition he deserves.
It is al...
Found a very interesting discussion on the Armchair Generalist blog that refers to this article of Lawrence J. Korb. The very important topic that I've decided to discuss further is the generals - pol
It is nothing new that the military analysts can make or break public support in times of war.
Most people sit at home and feed of the reports and analysis of these very respectful people. We think
...is over, we’ll remedy all that."
- Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), Feb. 18, 1942, to his guest at dinner, General Rommel. Published in Hitler’s Table Talk, pt. 3 (1953).
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it was jews and other buisinessmen , and was aimed in part at his father who was trying to use his connentions to his son to swing buisiness deals embarrassing grant . jesse grant was tying to get the
...tain Hans Hoefle, Adjutant to SSPF Globocnik during Aktion Reinhard and Transports from Warsaw Ghetto; and General Hermann Hoefle, Higher SS and Police Fuehrer in the East. Yitzhak Arad and several co...
...of 16km with 48 shots, requiring a crew of 1,420, specialized railway wagons, equipment and commanded by a Generalmajor.
I got to thinking how could all this exotic military technology effort been u...
I'm curious... Seems like there are conflicting ideas about General Jackson and his personality and how he related with his men. From what I can tell popular belief is that he was not close, a bit alo
...at sort of shotguns were popular with British hunters in the 1930s?') I intend the latter question in most general terms, since I doubt any single make or model predominated. I'm mainly curious, since...
I'm looking for material for a paper, where I'm comparing the psyche of the two Generals...
I've found lots of biographies and works about their careers. But what I really need is something from a p
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U.S. STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY: OIL DIVISION REPORT GENERAL SUMMARY
Without tetraethyl lead, the octane number of the Luftwaffe's aviation gaso...
...interested in the Civil War. I plan a visit from Florida to Gettysburg this summer. I know this is a very 'general' question. But, I'm looking for advise on what to 'definitely see/not miss' while the...
This aspect of the war is hardly discussed in the general books on WWII, so I have a few questions if you can bear with me.
What was the extent of Finnish cooperation with Germany during the war? Di
...ast nite I watched the movie on Eisenhower's invasion of Normandy - one scene depicted him sending another General back to Washington because of drunkeness...
...legitimate criticism to mindless partisan bashing? How did the Republicans confront Roosevelt? How did the general public view criticisms of Roosevelt during the war?...
This little quote comes from Clifford Dowdey:
'History talks about how great General Grant was. I tell you he was not better than his predecessors. He had numbers, industrial might, and the financia
...a WWII group anyway, so here are some WWII reasons, in subjective order:
1. Poor leadership. The Italian generals were really a bunch of incompetent fools. They lacked imagination and logical thinki...
...as like. You provided no other sources for that other than your imagination.
...of city centres, not the general bombing methodology, which is what I'm arguing here. For some reason, you are trying ...
The link below goes to a Ron Maxwell response to a highly critical review of Gods & Generals. Ron's response speaks for itself in terms of his views on the making and intent of the film.
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... me for a long time and how to ask it, with sense? Well, after Gettys, Grant was with Meade the commanding general of the AoP. However, always it seems when the army did anything, it was at the order ...
... definitely interested in reading more.
I was hoping some folks could help recommend some books that are generally accepted as the best books on WWII. I would really like to start with an expansive,...
Requesting some general info about the Union draft. Could non-citizens or newly arrived immigrants be drafted? How about the bounty system whereby one could pay for someone else to take his
...chest planter in Mississippi.
Davis, like most white Southerners, did not believe slavery was just _in_ _general_. (Unlike the notorious George Fitzhugh, who argued in _Cannibals All!_ that most _wh...
With all the discussion about 'Gods and Generals,' it seems natural to ask: What Civil War movies would you like to see?
My candidate would be a movie about the voyage of the Alabama, ending, of cou
...ork is an extensive prologue to the second work. Joseph Harsh feels that only he has been able to decipher General Lee's intentions for the Maryland Campaign and the every other study of the Campaign ...
...etail and how well written the story was.
Just wondering what people here think of historical fiction in general, and Owen Parry if you happen to be acquainted with his work.
Regards,...
...tuart without a shot being fired in anger. In reality, Gen. Stoughton was one of the union's youngest 'boy generals' (24), was hung over as aforementioned & sharing his bed with one Annie Jones, an 18...
...ally substatiated most of the things I've said.
The said could be said of Rommel. He was the ONLY German general to have been a target, not once, of Allied assasination attempts. Most of the Allied ...
.... McPherson at Atlanta is any other Army Post in the former Confederate States named for a Union Civil War general.?...
...d Chief Justices in the history of the United States Supreme Court. For his part Madison, as he conducts a general discussion regarding the constitutional limitations placed on the states in Federalis...
...a project, but am having trouble locating a copy of any US Army order from WWII. I am just looking for the general style of the order, so content or theater is not really important.
Does anyone know...
...than the Marine Corps. While completing the required 30 missions your chance of being killed was 71%.
5. Generally speaking there was no such thing as an average fighter pilot. You were either an ac...
... 13 Sept 1934 Poland's Colonel Beck issued a statement to the League that
'pending the introduction of a general and uniform system for the protection of minorities, his Government was compelled to ...
... many times did Lincoln say that 'McClellan has the slows'?
I think the point in contention here is that General McDowell had a force at Fredericksburg that was supposed to move south and link up wi...
It appears that all Confederate generals wore three stars on their collar, sometimes a large star in the center with a smaller star on each side and sometimes with three equally sized stars. Is this t
... artillery been a crucial part of any of his previous victories? I can't think of a single example.
More generally, can anyone think of a major battle anywhere in the War that was won mainly through...
...uninformed speculation.
It is not. You need to read up on who produced what.
> Slim was an exceptional general, but he fought a very > different war than that fought in Europe. Battles against > t...
...rmy of Tennessee.
Who was responsible for naming armies? The commander in chief, or the first commanding general? Why were the designations of land and water chosen?
Linda Teasley...
Anybody know when the DVD for the subject will be released?
...on another group.
Well, pissing match would probably be more accurate.
It began when one poster made a general comment that at the time the African slave trade was occuring, most Europeans either ...
Thank you for the good information on The Citadel.
_Gods And Generals_ is the best film about the War Between The States I've seen since _Gone With The Wind_.
Excellent acting, a finely-crafted sc
What ranks did these three US generals hold at the time of Pearl Harbor?
...John L. Lewis. I am also interested in the reaction by the serving military as well as the reaction by the general public. I would appreciate any book or website information. Thanks in advance. Ron P...
snip> Also, because I've seen Gods & Generals (which I have several problems
Jackson's cook went on to serve Jackson's aide Sandy Pendleton until Sandy was killed. The cook then returned to Lexingto
...as a German POW camp located at Clinton, Mississippi (USA). Among the prisoners held there were thirty-six generals, including Hans Jurgen von Arnim. Von Arnim commanded the Axis forces in North Afric...
...per, Ukraine, Korsun-Cherkassy, Bagration) there were a strong of ST success with lesser casualty rates.
Generally because of mass surrenders, e.g. Carentan, Walcheren.....
...e same heavy weapons, armor, and have older weapons. Militia units are under the command of the provincial General (Atlantean Goigudagos) an army officer who answers to the provincial Nomarkhos.
Hig...
... inland. What happend to them, did they survive POW-ship , where they debriefed, are there any records? In general, I am interested in finding out a bit more about the german site of this battle, coul...
... expense of the welfare of all of the peoples, who are victims of such a course and of peaceful nations in general. I said, of course, these apprehensions and this tremendous concern will remain and c...
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