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Blitz Footage

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Here’s a link to an article about new footage that was just found in London showing the aftermath of the Blitz. I thought you would all find it interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100906/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_blitz_footage
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Anyone have this book?

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All the sites I find for the book Europa w przededniu wojny only ship in Poland. If you ship to the US, please let me know:

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@Panther Looks cool! Thanks for sharing!
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I’ve been researching France in World War 2 recently, and I stumbled upon this article on JSTOR:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/286380?casa_token=HrDISj647xoAAAAA%3A4r0lrbG6dLMbOFV1mHpvWIxLmi5kgJmFmZ_TYY5Ct12HpfBVa87FyqGvcP00vs2G1JuM3ol2qcQ

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@Lancasterlaw1175

I think your hypothesis is broadly correct.

But I think on a technical and logistical level (not sure about political), it seems to me that it was perfectly possible for the French to mobilize and brings the guns to the front much earlier, before September. This would’ve allowed them to begin attacking almost immediately and shatter the German lines. In retrospect, the French should be at fault for not mobilizing (and preventing the Poles from doing so).

The vast majority of Army Group C divisions were undersized (or even just command headquarters), while only about half of the French ones were deficient in some way (Nafziger’s book also lists the condition of French divisions in September-October 193o).

I got the book online here:

https://www.amazon.com/French-Order-Battle-World-1939-1945/dp/1585450189
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An interesting book I read:

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@SuperbattleshipYamato I will have it read it then :)
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From the article:

Among the prisoners were Desmond Llewelyn (pictured above), who resumed his acting career after five years in Colditz and achieved fame as Q in the James Bond films

I never this about Desmond Llewelyn, does anybody know of an autobiography about Q? 5 years in Colditz.
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@captainwalker good story.

I am glad to say that I can see the dive bomber , despite my poor vision.
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@crusaderiv if they could take them so easily, then why couldn’t the spanish take it back? a mid atlantic post for the kreigmarine would’ve been invaluable. also, the uboats didn’t need to operate there if Sea Lion had happened, which would have if spain had joined, due to the increased pressure on England. why would they be there? there’s no basis for this argument.

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