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02-10-2020, 09:40 AM
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You have sparked an interest now to read JFK's "Why England Slept" before his navy service ...
Now there was a real American Democrat "it's not what your country can do for you it's what you can do for your country!"
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02-10-2020, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dumbdowndemocrats
You have sparked an interest now to read JFK's "Why England Slept" before his navy service ...
Now there was a real American Democrat "it's not what your country can do for you it's what you can do for your country!"
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That's a close quote, but not quite right.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
https://www.ushistory.org/documents/ask-not.htm |
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02-15-2020, 07:37 PM
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I haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but a smart friend of mine highly recommended this:
Citizens of London
The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
By Lynne Olson
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/b...y-lynne-olson/ |
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02-17-2020, 09:35 PM
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Location: Coastal New Jersey
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02-19-2020, 08:10 AM
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Anything by the late, great John Keegan.
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02-23-2020, 08:20 AM
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Location: Southern MN
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When I'm on an information "run" I also like to add a film or two for the fun of it. If the films are at all accurate it also gives a visual.
You might enjoy "Hope and Glory" about a young man growing up during the Blitz. It's a good mix of humor and drama.
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02-23-2020, 01:52 PM
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look David Starkey up on the you tube. His film on the Churchills was great.
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02-24-2020, 12:44 PM
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"Ernie Pyle in England"
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02-29-2020, 07:06 PM
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Location: Northern Maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lodestar
When I'm on an information "run" I also like to add a film or two for the fun of it. If the films are at all accurate it also gives a visual.
You might enjoy "Hope and Glory" about a young man growing up during the Blitz. It's a good mix of humor and drama.
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Hope and Glory was a very good movie, a good realistic insight to the blitz. |
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03-02-2020, 04:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moth
Anything by the late, great John Keegan.
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The Second World War by Keegan is an excellent starting point. You should understand the overall context before drilling down on specific stories |
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