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The Battle of MidwayA Shattered Sword?No one has ever questioned the selection of Midway as THE decisive battle of the Pacific War. All agree that this one changed everything, as the Japanese plan to “lure” the remaining US fleet to its destruction led to a strategic defeat, due to code breaking, heroism, and remarkable timing. More Info » |
The Stalingrad CampaignPivot on the VolgaOut of all the most horrific battles of WWII, one name stands out above the rest: Stalingrad. It became the focus point for everything else on the Eastern Front. Once they battled into the city, the German troops called it the "Rattenkrieg," the "rat’s war," and joked that they had "captured the kitchen but were still fighting for the living room." The joke had more than an element of truth, as the bitter fighting went from block to block, then building to building, and—literally—room to room. Soviet soldiers in the city said, "There is no land on the other side of the Volga." More Info » |
We Are All Mortal"If we cannot end our differences, at least we can help make the world a safe place for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." -- John F. Kennedy—June, 1963
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