I'm trying to find some specific government-produced maps of Allied progress in Western Europe in World War 2 that I saw online once.
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posted by Tin Man
on Mar 21, 2013 -
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This envelope with a letter inside was found inside a large decaying bound edition of Shakespeare auf Deutsch in a junk shop in Bushwick that was only apparently open for a few months before disappearing. The letter, postmarked 15 March, 1939 - was sent to Paris by a Mr. Henri Wolf. The contents of the letter appear to be German shorthand. Included was small piece of what looks like code, there's nothing else on the back.
The letter, envelope, postcard, etc in question are at this imgur album. Hivemind: What the hell is this?
posted by The Whelk
on Mar 14, 2013 -
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What was this long essay about World War II that I read on the internet a few years ago?
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posted by theodolite
on Aug 21, 2012 -
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I want to read about Admiral Halsey. What's the best biography?
posted by carlodio
on Jun 30, 2012 -
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Diablo is starting to wear a little thin. I need a game. I need some suggestions. I'm feeling a little... world war-ish. Please read on for my snowflake game requirements.
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posted by kbanas
on Jun 25, 2012 -
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Historyfilter: how would I go about identifying and actually contacting G.I.s stationed in Rome post-WW2? I'm hoping there may be an uncomplicated way to reach the octuagenarians who spent some significant amount of time in the city right after the war.
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posted by progosk
on Apr 12, 2012 -
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What are the best resources and online communities focused around WWII veteran research?
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posted by aheckler
on Feb 27, 2012 -
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What are the best books (or book chapters) on the end of WW2 in Germany -- and particularly the chaos of the immediate post-war period (1945-46)?
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Jul 14, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend good books covering the North African campaign of the Second World War?
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posted by markr
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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I'm writing a fiction book where the main character is a Jewish male aged in his late 30s living in London during WW2. I want to make this character sound as real as possible. My problem; I'm not Jewish and I don't really know anybody who is. Help me write this character as realistically as I can!
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posted by Effigy2000
on Oct 29, 2010 -
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WW2 books? Especially looking for anything that features a good amount of material on Rommel, though that is not required. Hoping to do a two-person book club sort of thing.
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posted by marble
on Oct 17, 2010 -
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Help me find some little people! Having trouble finding diorama/railway style figures to use as markers in a game.
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posted by Iteki
on Jan 17, 2010 -
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Did I dream this? I am trying to find an article I thought I saw on MetaFilter, but perhaps I read it elsewhere.
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posted by prefpara
on Oct 29, 2009 -
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At the end of World War II, would a Polish-ethnicity girl/young woman and her family from Lwów/Lviv have been given the
option of moving west of the Curzon line to post-war Poland, or would they have been forcibly resettled?
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posted by mdonley
on Oct 25, 2009 -
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My grandfather recently showed us an old handwritten flight logbook from when he served in Guam in WW2 with the Navy. Would scanning this serve any interest to someone? Might it be considered classified info?
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posted by Quarter Pincher
on Nov 29, 2007 -
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Please help me find the grave of Private Thomas F. Maguire of Arlington, Massachusetts, who was killed in WW2.
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posted by cerebus19
on Sep 23, 2007 -
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Does anyone out in MetaLand own (or has read) a book by Bernt Engelmann called Deutschland ohne Juden (Germany without Jews)? If so, please can you tell me what it's about, specifically, is it offensive (Holocaust denial, anti-Semitic, that kind of thing)?
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posted by dogsbody
on Jan 11, 2007 -
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Recommendations for good books about the aftermath of WW1, the between-wars period, and the buildup to WW2? I'm looking for a good follow-up to Barbara Tuchman's
The Guns of August.
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posted by shortfuse
on Sep 14, 2006 -
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"Stalag 17" and "The Great Escape" are rerun constantly, but this was a WW2 prison camp movie I saw 20-odd years ago, and have never seen since.
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posted by TiredStarling
on Dec 4, 2004 -
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Massive internment of German-American families during World War II: crackpot revisionist myth, or legitimate forgotten chapter in history? I read an Associated Press story that seemed to think it was the latter, but can't find an authoritative overview on the Web. Mostly just Nazi sites.
posted by inksyndicate
on Sep 9, 2004 -
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Today is the 60th aniversary of the D-Day invasion. George W. Bush will be giving a speech at Normandy Beach today in which he will compare the need for WW2 to the need for our current Iraq War. This seems a distinct overstatement and not historically accurate. (Not to mention philosophically accurate) I am no history scholar, but would not mind a clear, concise response to this comparison to use in mixed conversation. My question is this, 'Why is the Iraq War NOTHING like WW2?" Please avoid personal anecdotal responses. A historical and political overview is desired.
posted by BrodieShadeTree
on Jun 4, 2004 -
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