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This week in the War, 4–10 August 1941: The Atlantic Charter

Posted on August 7, 2013 by secondbysecond

The Atlantic Charter conference took place this week in the war, 9–12 August 1941. United States president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, travelled on board the American heavy cruiser USS Augusta to meet with British prime minister Winston Churchill. Churchill came on … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 30 June–6 July 1941: “…we cannot save freedom with pitchforks…”

Posted on July 4, 2013 by secondbysecond

“…we cannot save freedom with pitchforks and muskets…,” President Roosevelt declared over the radio in his Fourth of July Address. “We know that we cannot save freedom in our own midst, in our own land, if all around us our … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 17–23 March 1941: Aussie PM honoured in Pommie Land

Posted on March 17, 2013 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies was touring the British Isles. He was in Plymouth on 21 March 1941, and witnessed a heavy air raid, with the Luftwaffe dropping 20,000 incendiary bombs across the city. Twelve large … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 10–16 March 1941: Lend-Lease

Posted on March 15, 2013 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, 11 March 1941, President Roosevelt signed into law a statute that was diplomatically titled ‘An Act to Further Promote the Defense of the United States’; it was the famous Lend-Lease bill. Ideas and intentions that … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 3–9 February 1941: Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.

Posted on February 8, 2013 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 9 February 1941, Churchill made a major radio broadcast to the British people. He spoke of Britain’s strength at sea, and in the air—where the RAF had “beat off and beat down the Nazi … Continue reading →

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In the news/This week in the War, 20–26 January 1941: Presidential Inauguration

Posted on January 21, 2013 by secondbysecond

Today is the day of Barack Obama’s public inauguration as President of the United States. The Chief Justice remembered his lines, Michelle’s dress met with universal approval, and the President entered his second term without a hitch. This week in … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 16–22 December 1940: The Garden Hose

Posted on December 16, 2012 by secondbysecond

At a press conference on 17 December 1940, President Roosevelt attempted to lead American opinion away from strict neutrality with the idea of lending ones garden hose to a neighbour whose house is on fire. It was a first step … Continue reading →

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Vignette: Pearl Harbour Day

Posted on December 7, 2012 by secondbysecond

“A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY.” Today, Friday 7 December 2012, is Pearl Harbour Day—time to remember those who died exactly seventy-one years ago, and to remember the dramatic event which brought the USA into World War II. “A … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 4–10 November 1940: Election Day

Posted on November 4, 2012 by secondbysecond

As I write this post on Sunday 4 November 2012, I have no idea who will win Tuesday’s US election. Democrat incumbent Barack Obama is pitted against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, and the race is close. The economy and entanglement … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 21–27 October 1940: Entering the path of collaboration

Posted on October 27, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on Thursday 24 October, Adolf Hitler and Maréchal Philippe Pétain, the leader of Vichy France, met at Montoire-sur-le-Loire. In most respects, the two men were remarkably different. Hitler spent his early life as an aspiring, though … Continue reading →

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