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Sunday, January 24
Glenn Beck - The Revolutionary Holocaust (Must See!)
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 24 Jan 2010 09:15 AM EST
Tuesday, January 19
In epic upset, GOP's Brown wins Mass. Senate race; Dems blame Coakley for loss, not their policies
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 19 Jan 2010 10:20 PM EST
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office. More>>> Thursday, November 5
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 11/5/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 05 Nov 2009 08:56 AM EST
Heimkehr von Herbert Schultze und U-48 Herbert Schultze was a German U-boat commander of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded U-48 for eight patrols during the early part of the war, sinking 169,709 tons and earning him eighth place on the Aces of the Deep list. Due to several incidents of openly broadcasting his sinkings to alert the Allies of the plight of the crews, he became quite a celebrity even on the allied side. France: Churchill, British First Lord of the Admiralty, visits the French Marine Headquarters. Germany:After plotting with Halder and Beck to arrest Hitler, unless he relents on the plan for a western offensive, the Commander in Chief of the German Army, von Brauchitsch, meets Hitler to discuss the plans for an attack in the west. He argues very strongly that it should not take place as scheduled on November 12th because of weaknesses in the army. Hitler loses his temper during the meeting but is unconvinced by the arguments. Brauchitsch loses his nerve and returns to OKH (Army High Command) headquarters at Zossen, where the conspiracy collapses. Meanwhile, Colonel Hans Oster of the Abwehr (German Military Intelligence) -- one of the Zossen conspirators -- warns Colonel Sas, the Dutch military attache in Berlin, of the impending invasion of the Low Countries. Sas informs the Belgian military attache. Norway: The German government lodges a protest against the release of the interned City of Flint and the German prize crew. The protest is rejected. Soviet Union: Finnish-Soviet negotiations continue. The Finnish delegation reports to Helsinki and asks for further instructions. More Day by Day World War Two Events>>> Wednesday, November 4
Afternoon Matinee: The Grapes of Wrath
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Riley Jones
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 01:30 PM EST
The entire Classic film.
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 11/4/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:24 AM EST
German Rockets Employed later in the war the Germans were already working on the development of long range rockets and even ICBMs. But it was too little too late as the war ended before they could build trans-oceanic missiles. Britain: Rear-Admiral Hugh Sinclair, head ("C") of British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), dies of cancer. He is succeeded by his deputy, Colonel Stewart Menzies. Norway: The British naval attache in Norway receives an anonymous (by a "German scientist who wishes you well") report revealing secrets of German long-range rockets and radar -- the "Oslo Report." A prototype proximity mine fuse is also left on the windowsill, with the report. United States: A modification of the neutrality legislation passes into law. Although by its terms the ban on American ships and civilians in clearly defined war zones is confirmed, it does provide for supply of arms to belligerents on a "cash and carry" basis. Such arms must be ordered from private companies, paid for up front and transported to the war zone in the in ships provided by the purchaser. British naval strength means that, as is intended, only the Allies will benefit from this. Within a few days both the British and the French establish purchasing missions in Washington. More Day by Day World War Two Events>>> Monday, November 2
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 11/2/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 02:26 PM EST
German Small Arms of World War Two German Army WW2 infantry rifles and pistols. Germany Hitler recalls his ambassadors from Moscow and Rome for consultations. Britain King George decorates 5 RAF pilots, leaders of a raid on the Kiel Canal. More Day by Day World War Two Events>>> Sunday, November 1
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 11/1/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 01 Nov 2009 03:42 PM EST
Hitler and friends home movie Rare footage of old Shicklgruber looking semi-normal... Germany: Germany formally annexes western Poland, Danzig and the Polish Corridor. This adds the new districts of Posen, Greater East Prussia and Danzig West Prussia to the Third Reich. Holland:The government proclaims a state of siege in frontier areas and flood zones. Soviet Union: The USSR formally annexes part of occupied eastern Poland and incorporates it into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, following the results of plebiscites (probably rigged) in which the majority of the inhabitants living in the territory reputedly favored annexation. Switzerland: Contingency plans are laid in case of an invasion. More Day by Day World War Two Events>>> Saturday, October 31
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/31/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 Oct 2009 02:14 PM EDT
The Hunt for the Graf Spee The pocket battleship Graf Spee was a terror of the seas for the opening months of WW2. The Admiral Graf Spee would sink 9 merchant ships before being trapped in battle with a British combined fleet off Montevideo, Uruguay. Captain Hans Langsdorff strictly adhered to the rules of mercantile warfare at the time and saved all of the crew members of these ships; not a life was lost in these sinkings. Britain formed eight hunting groups in the Atlantic and one in the Indian Ocean to look for Admiral Graf Spee, totalling three battleships, two battlecruisers, four aircraft carriers, and 16 cruisers (including several French ships). More groups were assembled later. Britain: The Royal Navy begins a world-wide hunt for the German pocket-battleship Graf Spee. Four battleships, 14 cruisers and 5 aircraft carriers are engaged in the effort. Germany: (Occupied Poland/ Expanded Third Reich) The death penalty is ordered for all Poles disobeying German authority, with the accused to be tried in SS courts. Italy: Mussolini reshuffles his cabinet, replacing pro-Nazi members with neutral members. Six ministries and several secretariats change. Starace is no longer Secretary of the Fascist Party. Count Ciano remains Foreign Minister. Grandi, who is sympathetic to the British, remains head of the Department of Justice. Mussolini believes in occasional "shuffling" of government posts, and these changes are not believed to reflect a change in foreign policy. Soviet Union: At a meeting of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Molotov lectures Britain and France for continuing the war but gives no more than moral support to Germany. He stresses that the Nazi-Soviet agreements provide that the USSR shall be neutral if Germany is at war. Meanwhile, the first of three further sets of discussions between the Soviets and the Finns over the recent Soviet demands for border revisions begins (the final meeting ends November 9). Soviet negotiators demand strategic territory in the Karelian Isthmus, the Hango naval base and the ice-free port of Petsamo in the Arctic in exchange for Soviet territory along the eastern border. No agreement is reached. More Day by Day World War Two Events>>> Friday, October 30
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/30/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 08:37 AM EDT
HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson British Movietone News. The Nelson class was a class of two battleships of the British Royal Navy, built shortly after, and under the terms of, the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. They were the first British battleships built since the Revenge class (ordered in 1913) and their orders were not followed until the King George V class of 1936. In order that they comply with the limitations of the Washington treaty, these ships were of an unusual design with many novel features. In order to reduce the weight of armour, the main gun turrets were mounted all forward, shortening the necessary armoured length.. Britain: The first war film of the conflict, The Lion Has Wings, is premiered, featuring newsreel of a British air attack on a German fleet. A government white paper exposes Nazi brutality towards dissidents and Jews, including the concentration camp system. Germany: A German-Latvian treaty for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic regions is signed. North Atlantic: U-56 hits the British battleship HMS Nelson, the flagship of the Home Fleet, west of the Orkneys but the two torpedoes fail to explode. Soviet Union: The USSR formally annexes the occupied Polish territories. Thursday, October 29
Truman and the Principles of U.S. Foreign Policy: Jimmy Carter rejected the postwar consensus. President Obama appears to be following a similar path
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 29 Oct 2009 08:22 AM EDT
Upon entering office, Barack Obama knew little about foreign policy. But then neither did Vice President Harry S. Truman when Franklin Delano Roosevelt died suddenly on April 12, 1945. President Obama often invokes the supposed mess abroad—especially in Iraq and Afghanistan—left to him by George W. Bush. But Mr. Obama's inheritance is mild compared to the myriad crises that nearly overwhelmed the rookie President Truman. More>>>
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/29/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 29 Oct 2009 08:00 AM EDT
Battle of Shanghai 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War:TimeLine 3rd and the 11th division of IJA land on the east side of Shanghai outskirts. Long before the US became involved war was already spreading in Asia and Europe. France: An official French communique reports all quiet generally during the day. Germany: OKH issues a revision to Fall Gelb (Operation Yellow) with the main thrust shifted slightly south and less strength being sent against Holland. There is an ongoing debate as to how it should be modified further. Also, German warships and U-boats are given permission to attack passenger ships in convoys. Latvia: The first contingent of Soviet troops begin occupation of bases allotted by the Latvian-Soviet agreement. Japan: Reflecting the rising number of Chinese defections to the Japanese, the US military attache reports that there are 100,000 armed Chinese serving as Huang Hsieh Chun (Imperial Assisting Troops). Western Front: An increasing number of British heavy artillery is moved into position.. Wednesday, October 28
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/28/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 Oct 2009 10:44 PM EDT
'Lebensborn' Lebensborn (Fount of Life, in antiquated German) was a Nazi organization set up by SS leader Heinrich Himmler, which provided maternity homes and financial assistance to the wives of SS members and to unmarried mothers, and which also ran orphanages and relocation programmes for children. Initially set up in Germany in 1935, Lebensborn expanded into occupied countries in western and northern Europe during the Second World War. In line with the racial and eugenic policies of Nazi Germany, the Lebensborn programme was restricted to individuals who were deemed to be "biologically fit" and "racially pure", "Aryans", and to SS members. In occupied countries, thousands of women facing social ostracism because they were in relationships with German soldiers and had become pregnant, had few alternatives other than applying for help with Lebensborn. Britain: A German He111 bomber was shot down by RAF fighters east of Dalkeith in southeastern Scotland -- it is the first German airplane shot down over the British Isles. Tow of the 4-man crew survived. The aircraft is part of Luftflotte 2 which is based in the extreme north of Germany and is engaged in attacking shipping off the northern and eastern coasts of Scotland. France: The British Expeditionary Force is reported to have enough food to feed its nearly 200,000 troops for 46 days. Germany: Himmler issues his Lebensborn decree, urging single German women to dispense with the "bourgeois custom" of marriage to bear racially pure children. Czechoslovakia- currently part of The Third Reich: German police fire on student demonstrators in Prague marking the 20th anniversary of the former Czechoslovakian independence. Street fighting later breaks out in the city center with ethnic Germans clashing with Czech nationalists. One student is killed and a total of 16 casualties are reported. Some 3500 people are arrested. Slovakia: Joseph Tiso becomes the first president of independent Slovakia (formerly part of Czechoslovakia). USSR: Molotov -- in a speech before the Supreme Soviet -- asserts the that USSR has a right and duty to adopt strong measures to insure security and publicly demands territorial concessions from Finland.
Does Obama have a Bush fetish?
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 28 Oct 2009 02:39 PM EDT
Tuesday, October 27
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/27/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 27 Oct 2009 12:14 PM EDT
Hans Frank: Praise Hitler Speech Britain: Chamberlain responds to claims made by the Nazi Foreign Minister Ribbentrop that Britain sought and plotted for war with Germany. He says "the whole world knows that this is not true." The Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps is formed. Germany: Hans Frank, former Reich Minister of Justice and a high-ranking Nazi official, is designated to become governor of the General Government region of former Poland. His administrative capital is to be located in Cracow. USSR: The Soviet government denies the British claim to have a right to stop Soviet merchant ships bound for Germany. United States: On the eve of the Senate vote on amending the Neutrality Act, President Roosevelt delivers a fireside chat: "In and out of Congress we have heard orators and commentators and others beating their breasts proclaiming against sending the boys of American mothers to fight on the battlefields of Europe. That I do not hesitate to label as one of the worst fakes in current history. It is a deliberate setup of an imaginary bogy." Western Front: Wintry conditions prevail with much rain and snow. Minor encounters between patrols and artillery fire from both sides is reported. Monday, October 26
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/26/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 26 Oct 2009 12:54 PM EDT
Forced Labor by Polish Jews, 1939 Belgium: King Leopold III, in a broadcast to the USA, declares that Belgium is determined to defend its neutrality. Germany: Newspaper commentaries complain about anti-Nazi propaganda in Belgian newspapers and suggest this is a breach of Belgian neutrality. Hitler again commands his generals to prepare for the western offensive. Poland: Forced labor decree issued for Polish Jews aged 14 to 60. United States: The US Senate approves amendments to the Neutrality Act, repealing the arms embargo provision. Vatican City: Pope Pius XII issues his first encyclical, condemning racism, dictators and treaty violations. Western Front: There are reports of German troops massing in the Saar, along the Belgian, Dutch and Swiss frontiers and along the German North Sea coast.
Lord Christopher Monckton DESTROYS Global Warming Hysteria
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 26 Oct 2009 09:56 AM EDT
Sunday, October 25
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/25/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 25 Oct 2009 11:48 AM EDT
HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX bomber A Largely unsung bomber somewhat in the shadow of the lancaster it was however every bit as effective though it sufferred a higher attrition rate . Yorkshire is littered with airfields where these planes were based , its name is also a town in yorks . Britain: The Handley Page Halifax bomber makes its maiden flight. Mexico: In Mexico City, Leon Trotsky is reported to have said that "Stalin is afraid of Hitler, and is right to be so." North Atlantic:U-boats sink four more British ships. Germany: Three U-boats are dispatched to the Mediterranean; only U-26 arrives and has no success. Western Front: French troops reportedly repulse a German detachment in the region close to the Moselle. As a whole, conditions on are reported to be quiet. Saturday, October 24
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/24/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 24 Oct 2009 09:46 AM EDT
Molotov Ribbentrop Pac A slide show with text narration of photos and facts from the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact of August 23rd, 1939, which lead to the destruction of the Polish State. The Soviet Union continued to aid the German war effort until june, 1941 when Hitler stabbed Stalin in the back by invading the USSR. Britain: The Polish Consul-General in exile announces that Poles in Britain will be mobilized for service in the Polish Army in France. France: The Polish gold reserves arrive, having traveled via Romania and Syria. The value of the gold is estimated at over £15,000,000. Germany: The German Foreign Minister, Ribbentrop, delivers a speech in which he accuses the British government of systematically preparing, over a period of years, to make war on Germany. Soviet Union: (Moscow) A Soviet-German trade agreement is signed. The USSR agrees to supply 1 million tonnes of grain and fodder to Germany. Meanwhile, the Finnish delegation leaves to consult with their government on new proposals put forward by the Soviet government, concerning boundary revisions. Western Front: A heated battle takes place towards the southeastern border of the Forest of Warndt, where a German attack on a French outpost is driven back. Friday, October 23
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/23/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 23 Oct 2009 12:15 PM EDT
Talvisota- The Winter War A short film requesting American support during the Winter War of 1939 which resulted from the Soviet invasion of Finland. Arctic Ocean: North of Murmansk, a German prize crew steers the US ship City of Flint into Kola Bay. The vessel is seized as contraband by a German cruiser. France: Sir Eric Phipps, the retiring British Ambassador, leaves. North Sea: The British Home Fleet escorts an iron ore convoy from Narvik, Norway (arriving on October 31st). Soviet Union: Soviet and Finnish representatives meet to discuss border revisions. The Finnish delegation is led by Paasikivi and accompanied by Tanner, the Minister of Finance. There is little change in the terms offered by either side. Western Front: Patrolling units engage in combat in the region west of the Saar. Thursday, October 22
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/22/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 22 Oct 2009 01:04 PM EDT
A German Artillery Battery in Position (1939) In German... France: Sporadic artillery exchanges take place. The no-man's-land on the Moselle-Rhine is described as a sea of mud. Germany: The propaganda minister, Josef Goebbels, calls Winston Churchill a liar in a radio broadcast. India: The Congress Party declines to support the British war effort and condemns British imperialism. Poland: "Elections" are held in Soviet-occupied Poland now called "Western Byelorussia" and "Western Ukraine." The USSR confiscates all property including bank accounts, and replaces Polish currency with the ruble. Poles are fired from their jobs and thrown into jail as the NKVD compiles lists for deportation. Factories, hospitals, schools, are dismantled and shipped to the USSR. Polish education and language is phased out; libraries are closed and books burned. Churches are destroyed and priests arrested. Even the wearing of crosses is forbidden. Owning a typewriter is now a crime. Turkey: British General Wavell and French General Weygand leave at the conclusion of successful talks with the Turkish General Staff. Wednesday, October 21
'Atlantis' Found?
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 21 Oct 2009 07:29 AM EDT
A diver explores the sunken settlement beneath the waters off southern Greece. Photograph: Handout The secrets of a lost city that may have inspired one of the world's most enduring myths – the fable of Atlantis – have been brought to light from beneath the waters off southern Greece. Explored by an Anglo-Greek team of archaeologists and marine geologists and known as Pavlopetri, the sunken settlement dates back some 5,000 years to the time of Homer's heroes and in terms of size and wealth of detail is unprecedented, experts say. More>>>
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/21/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 21 Oct 2009 07:17 AM EDT
Inside the Maginot Line (Italian Newsreel from 1940) Generally considered one of the great failures of military history, the term "Maginot Line" is now sometimes used as a metaphor for something that is confidently relied upon, but in the end proves ineffective. External observers came to believe the French propaganda: the Line would make France impervious to invasion. When France fell in only a month, the blame was squarely laid upon the Line for preventing the French military from developing modern warfare and equipment - choosing to instead rely on bypassable fortification. Atlantic: The French Force de raide (including the world's fastest destroyers) escorts a large Atlantic convoy (until October 30th) and intercepts the German SS Sante Fe. France: General Gamelin, the Allied Commander-in-Chief, says that he has no intention of attacking the Germans. He has issued orders that if the Germans attack in strength, the French should retreat behind the Maginot Line fortifications. The opposing forces exchange artillery fire in heavy rain. Italy: An agreement is signed by the German and Italian governments for the transfer to the Third Reich of ethnic Germans in South Tyrol. North Sea: (Conflicting Report) The Luftwaffe starts attacks against North Atlantic convoys. RAF fighters shoot down 4 out of 9 He115 seaplanes attacking a British convoy. No casualties are suffered by the British aircraft, nor is any damage done to the convoy or escorts. Poland: The Germans start deporting Poles from Posen (Poznan), largest city of western Poland (250,000 people), in their attempt at establishing "pure and Germanic provinces" in Poland. Tuesday, October 20
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/20/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 20 Oct 2009 01:35 PM EDT
1940 The Anzacs arrive in the Suez British Newsreel. February 22, 1940. When the war broke out, there was controversy over whether Australia should concentrate on forming an expeditionary force for overseas service to fight Germany in Europe or a home defence force to fight Japan. Prime Minister Robert Menzies decided to do both, although the experience of the Great War indicated that Australia did not have the resources to do either.On 15 September 1939, Menzies announced the formation of the Second AIF, an expeditionary force of 20,000, to consist of one infantry division plus whatever auxiliary units the Army could pack into the rest of the troop ceiling. On 15 November 1939, Menzies announced the reintroduction of conscription for home defence service effective 1 January 1940. Unmarried men turning 21 in the year ending 30 June 1940 would be drafted into the Militia. Australia: The prime minister, Robert Menzies, announces the reintroduction of compulsory military training, for home service, in January 1940. Britain: The war office recommends that soldiers at the front read both Mein Kampf and the Communist Manifesto. Germany:The German government warns that neutral merchant ships joining Allied convoys will be sunk without warning. It is also announced that Hitler has signed a decree by which 3,000,000 Jews now living in Poland will get their own territory in eastern Poland, with a Jewish capital at Lublin. Monday, October 19
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/19/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 19 Oct 2009 01:19 PM EDT
Captured German Aircraft The first German aircraft flown and evaluated by the British was a Messerschmitt Bf 109E that made a forced landing in France in November 1939. The aircraft was studied and flown by the French and then given to the British in May 1940. Britain: The Ministry of Transport announces that in September, first month of the black-out, the total number of persons killed on the roads of Britain was 1130, compared with 617 in August. Two hapless German airmen, half the crew of a bomber shot down over the North Sea on Tuesday, drifted ashore in a collapsible rubber boat near Whitby. Germany:OKH issues 'Fall Gelb' (Operation Yellow) in response to Directive No. 6 issued by Hitler on October 9th. It provides for a holding action on the French border with the main attack being sent through central Belgium and some attention being devoted to the Dutch. Meanwhile, Hitler officially incorporates western Poland into the German Reich. Turkey: An Ango-French-Turkish Treaty of Mutual Assistance is signed. Allied commanders General Maxime Weygand and General Archibald Wavell represent France and Britain respectively. The term of the treaty is 15 years. The Turks pledge to aid the Allies if the war reaches the Mediterranean, but not if such aid could bring Turkey into conflict with the Soviet Union. In return, Turkey receives control of the disputed Sanjak of Alexandretta from French Syria. Sunday, October 18
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/18/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 18 Oct 2009 01:13 PM EDT
German and Soviet forces partition Poland The German-Soviet Pact of August 1939 included a nonaggression pact whereby Germany and the Soviet Union promised not to attack one another for 10 years. Germany was thus able to invade Poland on September 1, 1939, without fear of Soviet intervention. In accordance with secret provisions of the pact, Poland was partitioned between Germany and the Soviet Union. Soviet forces occupied eastern Poland. In this footage, German and Soviet forces meet along the Bug River in central Poland. Britain: Prime Minister Chamberlain announces that 8 German aircraft have been shot down, and Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, claims that one in three of the German submarine force have been sunk. German aircraft reportedly approached Scapa Flow, the base of the British Home Fleet, but no bombs were dropped. The planes were engaged by anti-aircraft fire. Poland: The Russians prepare to hand over 30,000 Polish soldiers and refugees to the Nazis who respond with their own prisoner exchange. The first Jewish ghetto is established in Lublin. Sweden:The president of Finland meets with the kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden to consider the threat resulting from Soviet demands for a revision of the Finnish-Soviet border. Hitler has already assured the Swedes that Germany will remain neutral in a war between Finland and the USSR and strongly advised the Swedes to do the same. Turkey: General Wavell, commander of British land forces in the Middles East, and General Weygand, former chief of the French General Staff, arrive by air for talks with the Turkish General Staff. Meanwhile, the German Ambassador to Turkey, von Papen, is recalled by his government. Saturday, October 17
For Conservative Movie Lovers: John Ford, John Wayne, and ‘They Were Expendable’ Part 1
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 17 Oct 2009 03:15 PM EDT
They Were Expendable was made in the Fall of 1944, while most of the people portrayed in the story were still rotting in Japanese POW camps, if indeed they weren’t already dead. Just like our modern foes, the Japanese mocked the Geneva Conventions throughout World War II, and by the end some 40% of the POWs in their care had been executed, starved, or died of disease in their camps. This is compared to Europe, where only 1% of American POWs in German camps died. The events the film depicts took place in early 1942 when, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, tens of thousands of Americans found themselves trapped in the Philippines and facing a fearsome Japanese invasion. The enemy bombed them with impunity, destroying their bases and leaving them with only four planes and an assortment of tiny boats. Supplies and morale dwindled into oblivion as, rather than be evacuated, they were ordered to hold their positions as long as possible against — and eventually be killed or captured by — an overwhelming enemy who was infamous for torturing and murdering prisoners. More>>>
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/17/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 17 Oct 2009 02:41 PM EDT
British Anti-Mine Patrol, January 1940 German mines held a large 1,000 lb. (450 kg) explosive charge. From April to June 1940, the Luftwaffe laid 1,000 mines in British waters. Soviet ports were mined, as was the Arctic convoy route to Murmansk. Britain: German Ju88 bombers strike the British naval base at Scapa Flow. The training battleship Iron Duke (which was the flagship of Admiral Jellico -- 1914 to 1917 -- during World War I) is damaged and has to be beached. North Sea: German destroyers lay mines by night off the Humber estuary. Soviet Union: Turkish representatives break off talks for a defense treaty with the Soviet Union. While the prolonged Turkish-Soviet negotiations end without agreement there are professions of mutual friendliness. Soviet representatives paid tribute to Turkish Foreign Minister Sarajoglu before his departure. Last minute Soviet proposals conflicted with Turkish engagements to Britain and France and these were rejected by Sarajoglu. Western Front: The French report sharp infantry engagements on the front near Saarbrucken however the Germans report "absolute quiet" on the Rhine Front. Except an unlucky German soldier was accidentally killed by falling shrapnel from a German anti-aircraft gun.
“The Invisible Hand has to Give the Dollar a Reach-around”
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 17 Oct 2009 07:49 AM EDT
Friday, October 16
World War Two Seventy Years ago Today: 10/16/1939
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 16 Oct 2009 08:19 PM EDT
German Wehrmacht in Colour Footage primarily from the Fall Offensive, 1939 to evict French Troops from the Saar. Some of the footage appears to be the Russian Front, later in the war Britain: Nine of the new Ju88 dive-bombers attack warships at Rosyth, Firth of Forth. An unexploded bomb penetrates the cruiser HMS Southampton. HMS Edinburgh also sustains damage. The crew of the destroyer HMS Mohawk suffers casualties. RAF Spitfires, piloted by "part-time" pilots of the Glasgow and Edinburgh Auxiliary Air Force squadrons, engage the German aircraft. France: The Polish embassy claims that Polish troops continue to hold out against German and Soviet invaders in Suwalki, in the Carpathian Mountains, and in the Pripet Marshes at Bialowieza. Germany: German warships receive modified instructions for attacking: "All merchant ships definitely recognized as enemy ones (British and French) can be torpedoed without warning. Passenger steamers in convoy can be torpedoed a short while after notice has been given of the intention to do so." Poland: The German High Command announces the official end to the Polish Campaign. Some Polish regulars continue to resist in remote areas. Western Front: Heavy German attack on Western Front halted. German forces strike along a 4-mile frontage immediately east of the Moselle River. French gunfire is credited with ending this advance. Later in the day, German forces attack on a 20-mile frontage east of the Saar River. The French "covering forces" retire, according to plan. Within 48 hours, the Germans push the French back from the gains of the Saar offensive in September. There are few casualties on either side though the Allies claim German forces suffer 5000 casualties in the operations.
The White House: Covered in Pedos and Communists...
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 16 Oct 2009 07:44 PM EDT
First we have Kevin 'Use a condom when banging 15 year olds' Jennings and now Anita 'I love Chairman Mao' Dunn. WTF?!?!
Big Hollywood: Introducing ‘For Conservative Movie Lovers’
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:52 AM EDT
FTA- "My hope is that, by the end of this long march through cinematic history, I will have armed despairing conservative readers with the certitude that they are far from defeated in this sphere, that they are in fact the heirs to an immense store of cultural wealth. If a Hollywood conservative uses something they find here in their next film or performance, if someone at home passes a telling anecdote or story onto their kids, if people leave this series feeling inoculated against those who yearn to destroy them and everything they hold dear, and if they achieve a sublime elation regarding their history, heritage, and especially their cinema, I will consider the effort as time well spent. Coming tomorrow, For Conservative Movie Lovers begins its journey into The Veiled Chamber with our first film. More>>> Thursday, October 15
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