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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Looking for memoirs or histories (or fiction, if necessary) of Berlin from the period between the April/May 1945 collapse to the Potsdam conference told from the Russian perspective. Also interested in the first Americans to show up and how they were or were not accommodated.
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posted by BWA
on Feb 25, 2013 -
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The last Cavalry Charge. That's how I remember it, but I can't find it anywhere anymore. In the winter of 1941 a troop of cavalry attacked a German armored column. They were not successful.
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posted by mule98J
on Dec 11, 2012 -
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I just finished watching
The First World War and now I want more! Can you recommend your favourite documentaries on History, particularly conflicts/war? I prefer a geopolitical focus (as in maps of the territories, graphic representations of strategies, what countries unied, what empires were divided in to what, etc.)
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posted by Tarumba
on Sep 23, 2012 -
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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'd like some topnotch resources, whether books, websites, possibly videos, movies or other, to help me understand my father's experiences in World War II. I'm not looking for the tactical or strategic elements of the military campaigns that he was part of, but what his role and experience was like.
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posted by vers
on May 28, 2012 -
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I am looking for book recommendations that might be suitable to read aloud to an elderly man who served six years in WWII as a Marine, he has dementia, but has some very alert periods of time. He loves war movies (and MASH), and is still very much interested in the war.
posted by nanook
on May 18, 2012 -
24 answers
Documentary filter: MrK heard glowing description of a history documentary about Nazi propaganda in 1936 in Berlin.
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posted by kestralwing
on May 4, 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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Is it in poor taste or offensive to pass around this photo in a class presentation?
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posted by Sayuri.
on Feb 14, 2012 -
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My grandfather was a German POW in England during WWII, and he would really like some help finding out what happened to some of his old campmates.
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posted by Jehan
on Aug 2, 2011 -
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Anyone able to help with naval coordinates from WWII? I'm writing a play set in WWII and I want to make it more authentic by using the technical jargon of the time. It's set in the pacific and I'm coming up empty-handed with other searches on how they plotted courses and the coordinate systems used.
If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated!
posted by rawredmeat
on Aug 2, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm looking for anything - websites, nonfiction, fiction - that would give me an idea of what daily life was like for the British in India in the first half of the 20th century.
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posted by Gori Girl
on Jul 15, 2011 -
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[WWII/Band of Brothers filter] At the end of BoB, we're told about each of the characters' lives after the war. I can't help but feel a bit... disappointed? to hear that, say, this soldier returned and worked as a cab driver, or as a mill worker. It feels anticlimactic and un-glamorous. Yes, I realize that may be a by-product of the hero- or myth-building that (intentionally or not) goes into WWII movies. Are there any books or articles that explore this area?
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posted by TangoCharlie
on May 28, 2011 -
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My friend, Hilary asks, "Does anyone have any idea what
these are? They were found, strung together like this, in the pocket of a Japanese soldier's overcoat during WWII. My Mother's friend worked for the Red Cross during the war, and found them, and they eventually came to me. I'm guessing they are coral....but what was their use?"
posted by nickyskye
on May 26, 2011 -
9 answers
NAVY TERMINOLOGY HELP! I'm reading through my grandpa's old flight logs (he was on the crew of a PBY during WWII), and just need help deciphering a couple of terms I see again and again. Both are located in the "Remarks" column of the logbook:
FAMILIAR &
BOUNCE.
Other terms like Ferry, Scouting, Patrol, and Photography are pretty self explanatory, but I have no idea what these two mean.
Any help?
posted by rawredmeat
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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Who could this be? A relatively famous scientist or mathematician who was a German refugee in the Second World War, whose name sounds something like Buchholt?
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posted by lollusc
on Jan 16, 2011 -
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There's a quote about how years were a poor measure of the length of WWII, and for the life of me I can't find it again.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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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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My daughter's birthday is coming up, and I'm looking for book recs. Lately, she's fascinated by time travel and, to a lesser extent, World War II. I'd love to buy her some books about these subjects, but am sort of stuck on what, exactly, to buy.
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posted by MeghanC
on Oct 24, 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 -
13 answers
HistoryFilter: help me solve a family mystery. Was there an organized IRA presence in Palestine in 1946?
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posted by echolalia67
on Jun 13, 2010 -
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What book is this? Kid's fiction set in WWII Britain, featuring a crashed german plane and a salvaged machine gun.
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posted by werkzeuger
on May 22, 2010 -
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In which black and white film (Probably from the 40s, UK) were german spies detected by their mispronounciation of "Slough"?
posted by Artw
on Feb 20, 2010 -
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Identify the source of this story: A Jew living in Germany (or Eastern Europe) in the late 1930s sees that the situation is turning bad, and decides to flee the country. He tries to convince his parents to come with him, but they refuse to be uprooted. A few years later, in the new country, he receives a telegram from his father reading simply "You were right." He never sees his parents again.
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posted by Johnny Assay
on Dec 3, 2009 -
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I'm preparing for a massive personal archiving/interviewing trip with my grandparents and need advice regarding many aspects of the project.
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posted by ikahime
on Aug 18, 2009 -
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Did Dr. Rufus W. Hooker survive WWII? I read his 1943 memoir,
Ship's Doctor, and it's driving me crazy.
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posted by Netzapper
on Jul 29, 2009 -
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I want to see some WWII-era propaganda (or at least pro-war, pro-service) films on DVD, especially those with musical interludes in the style of the Andrews Sisters. Any recommendations beyond
Buck Privates, which I unfortunately cannot easily find in Canada?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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I've always been fascinated by war, and recently I've been on one of those kicks that seems ephemeral at first but just won't go away. I am particularly fascinated by WWII. I want reading suggestions.
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posted by Autarky
on Jun 14, 2009 -
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