World War II

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• Malik Nadal Hasan and Jews and Blacks In World War II: Racism and Anti-Semitism

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  Did They Shoot Up Their Bases And Kill Their Tormentors? Is Hasan A Victim Or A Perpetrator?  During World War II, as well as most other times in recent history, both blacks and Jews faced a degree of torment during basic training or after being deployed.  ( Forward ) Jerome ...
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• Wellington author unravels ancestor’s searing saga of war-time exploits

  
  NewsWire.co.nz — Authority: 131
  “THAT was an incredible moment,” says Wellington-based author Stephen Harris, of finding a “pot of gold” while researching for his book, Under a Bomber’s Moon . It came in the form of a 60-year-old BBC recording of wartime broadcasts that by chance included an account by pilot Eric Whitney of the night he ...
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• Remembering in Bury: An Old Soldier Still Fighting for the Same Cause

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 650
  Bury BNP’s Remembrance Day commemorations were led once again this year by a World War II veteran, now in his mid-80’s, but still as sprightly as ever. John headed a group of military veterans who laid BNP wreaths at the cenotaphs in Bury, Radcliffe, Tottington and Whitefield, in memory of all those who have ...
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• A Chance For All Bloggers To Come Together To Help Our Troops

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 464
  I found this over at Power Line and I’m reprinting it in full… read more
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• Tom Cruise Not Attached to John Woos Flying Tigers ... Yet

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 751
  Is John Woo going to work with Tom Cruise again? Quite possibly, and in a World War II setting to boot. Woo has been in a hold pattern over Hollywood ever since Paycheck came out, although hes recently struck gold with both audiences and the box office overseas with Red Cliff , which hits American shores on ...
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• ASCD SmartBrief Needs a World War II History Lesson

  
  Matthew K. Tabor : Education for the Aughts — Authority: 91
  S martBrief is ASCD’s [Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development] daily e-mail newsletter of all things school-related. Their links point mainly on policy and research news, but SmartBrief also includes a listing of new education jobs and the occasional ad. Summary: SmartBrief is a bit like the ...
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• Veteran’s Day is on 11 November 2009

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New York, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Veterans Day is an annual American holiday with the aim of honoring its military veterans and the sacrifice that they selflessly did for their country so that the other citizens could live in peace. It is a federal holiday as well as a state holiday too, in all states, [...]
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• White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner

  
  Book Nook Club — Authority: 462
  Im in Turkey this week, so this review was pre-written! I received Susan Meissners White Picket Fences from Multnomah Books for review. From what I had read, I assumed that itd be your typical hardened-teenager-who-finally-sees-the-truth-thanks-to-caring-adults story. Really, White Picket Fences is ...
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• Chain Reaction - 1

  
  Fill the Missing Link... Tokyo - Beijing - San Francisco — Authority: 121
  Last weekend, I was just out in our back yard and enjoying sun bathing.  I have not had that kind of relaxed feeling for years.  I was thinking a lot of things that happened to me in past 5 - 10 years.  Many happy memories, some sad, some bitter memories I had in relation to that day when I was enjoying the sun. I ...
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• Axis & Allies miniatures: Stuart series tanks

  
  Pawnderings — Authority: 421
  I will be posting, on an occasional basis, musings about particular pieces in the Axis & Allies series of miniatures. The armored arm of the American Army went into World War II small and barely equipped, with most of its limited experience being with a series of limited run light tanks. The M3 Stuart tanks ...
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• Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Berlin, Nov 9 (DPA) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday retraced the steps she took after the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, as international leaders gathered in Berlin to celebrate the events of Nov 9, 1989.Addressing throngs of onlookers, the chancellor said the historic events of 1989 were “the result ...
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• Twenty Years have Passed: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 633
  On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came crashing down. Today marks the twentieth anniversary of that great day – one of the greatest in the history of human freedom. Communism in Germany finally collapsed, setting off a domino effect that would reach Moscow within two years. Families torn apart for nearly three ...
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• Paris Day Trips: Bayeux

  
  Paris Logue — Authority: 113
  The town of Bayeux is an easy and pleasant day-trip from Paris, and can be combined with a stop at the Normandy beaches. The town is located very close to the D-Day beaches and the war memorials and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Lifting Weights Won’t Make You Musclebound

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  In 1937, Dr. Peter Karpovich of Springfield College in Massachusetts published a ground breaking paper showing that lifting weights helped men improve their coordination. At the time, his paper was ridiculed by most athletes in professional sports. Many of the most famous baseball players before World War II laughed ...
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• 1944: Georges Suarez, collaborationist editor

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 426
  On this date in 1944, the restored French Republic shot the editor of the collaborationist newspaper Aujourd’hui ( Today ). Suarez ’s (linked page in French) writings (French again) had endorsed the German occupation and called for steps even beyond what the Germans were prepared to take: the wholesale ...
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• World War II museum to dedicate major expansion Friday

  
  Museum Planning — Authority: 120
  By John Pope The Times-Picayune November 05, 2009 In its first move across Andrew Higgins Drive, the National World War II Museum on Friday is dedicating a massive $60 million building where visitors can travel forward and backward in time.
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• On November 9

  
  IntLawGrrls — Authority: 481
  On this day in ... ... 2009 (today) , is marked the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism . The day 1st was proclaimed on this day in 1988. ( credit for 2004 poster) That year was the 50th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom against German Jews known as Kristallnacht , as the widespread ...
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• French Fleet Burned Badly by Torch

  
  Today's History Lesson — Authority: 123
  As General Mark Clark was preparing to depart from his secret rendevous in North Africa , Vichy commander General Charles Mast quietly said to him, “The French navy is not with us.  The army and the air force are.”   So in the early morning hours of November 8, 1942, as Allied forces made ready to disembark ...
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• Highway K Veterans Stand Up Against Socialism

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 557
  For more than two hours every Saturday afternoon since April, an average of 200 anti-socialism protesters have carried signs and waved at passing motorists at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Among them are several veterans who’ve served their country during peacetime and war.  From World War ...
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• Operation Torch, Nov. 8, 1942

  
  Pawnderings — Authority: 421
  Today is the anniversary of Operation Torch, Nov. 8 1942. I put together a short Geeklist on Boardgame Geek in honor of the event.
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