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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
... Alan Pollock wrote: Considering that smaller nations all have their images to uphold, and take national stories like the above and hold them up as emblems, I wonder how many stories we're Not hearing, since the opposite isn't really needed in the US? You rarely hear a US national emblematic war story about how others were so damned bad and the US was so damned good in comparison. Among the many, many, many American troops in WW2 and other theaters, all we seem to hear from non-Americans is that US troops made nothing but mistakes, that US troops were lazy, couldn't fight, and let others do their fighting for them. How true is any of this? Honestly now. I would suggest that the problem is the Hollywood image that so many Americans have accepted as true, that they single handed saved Europe on 2 world wars, and out of the goodness of their hearts. This is hardly the case. The truth is that Americans were reluctant to get involved in either conflict and would have preferred to stay out of them entirely. To watch American movies you would get the impression that they were the only players, or that they were the only army who saw any victories. The general characterizations as presented in Hollywood productions are mostly false and self engrandizing. Sadly, they are the impressions that many Americans demonstrate as being held as truths. I would suspect that you are unaware of the fact that there are many, many Americans who realize that Hollywood movies are for entertainment and are well known for being historically inaccurate. And I don't know ANY history buffs, military or otherwise, who get their information from Hollywood movies. You grouse about American movies presenting inaccuracies about America and then proceed to present inaccuracies about America. Double standard? But, I suppose there are more fair-minded people on the planet who are well aware that the Americans did make some valuable contributions in both world wars (even if they were "reluctant" to do so) and that the suffering and casualties in Europe would have been far greater without the American assistance. There's nothing quite as galling as ingratitude. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all about Hawaii, Israel and mo http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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"Alan Pollock" wrote in message
... http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/history/6.html "The Second World War was caused by Fascist aggression and the failure of democratic powers to stop this aggression. The rearmament of Germany was a cause for war because it broke the Treaty of Versailles (28th June, 1919) The remilitarization of the Rhineland (7th march, 1936) was a cause of war because it broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pacts (1925) The Rome-Berlin Axis (October 1936) was a cause of war because it united the aggressive fascist powers and divided Europe into hostile camps. Chamberlain's appeasement policy (after may 1937 ? March 1939) was a cause of war because it broke the Treaty of Versailles and Treaty of St. Germain (10th September, 1919) The Anschluss of Germany with Austria (13th march, 1938) was a cause of war because it broke the Treaty of Versailles and Treaty of St. Germain (10th September, 1919) The Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland after the Munich conference (29th September 1938) was a cause of war, because it broke the Treaty of St. Germain. The Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, cause war because it defied the Munich agreement and ended Britain's appeasement policy. The Nazi-Soviet Pact (29th August 1939) caused war because it sealed Poland's downfall. The Nazi invasion of Poland (1st September 1939) caused war because Britain had guaranteed Poland's borders." Superb precis! Thanks. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all about Hawaii, Israel and mo http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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"Bill Pittman" wrote in message
... In article , Alan Pollock wrote: Among the many, many, many American troops in WW2 and other theaters, all we seem to hear from non-Americans is that US troops made nothing but mistakes, that US troops were lazy, couldn't fight, and let others do their fighting for them. How true is any of this? Honestly now. OH?? I've been hearing just the opposite from the right-wing kooks on this NG. Everyone ELSE is lazy & can't fight, and we win all their wars. Who's "we"? You surely aren't an American. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all about Hawaii, Israel and mo http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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could it have been the french ladies, and not the french defenders that slowed
them down? Glen |
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could it have been the french ladies, and not the french defenders that slowed
them down? Glen |
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