tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704335280141490342009-09-18T06:49:33.210-07:00I love history and have run or helped run two great history forums for the past few years. One of the things I like to do a lot is to ask questions relating to "What If" Scenarios. And then it's also fun to just discuss history in general or also the way history impacts other facets of culture - language, food, technology, fashion, etc. and vice versa. So my mission is to post some of the key things I have written or am writing over time. Thanks for reading. Glad to have you here.Narayanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184698527053475145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970433528014149034.post-23549524960207302912009-09-18T06:47:00.000-07:002009-09-18T06:49:33.372-07:00

Hi Everyone,I forgot to mention that I also uploaded my 75 page book "Disaster at Dieppe" to Scribd about a month ago. The official name of the invasion of Dieppe was Operation Jubilee. It was the first naval invasion or, depending on one’s definition, large scale raid, of World War II. Approximately 6,000 troops were roped into the attack: they included 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British, 50

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Hi Everyone,I have finally uploaded my book "American Eagles - US Aviation In World War I" to Scribd.This story started out for me as a project to research Quentin Roosevelt, Eddie Rick-enbacker, Frank Luke, Billy Mitchell, Carl Spaatz and the World War I American aviators in France.The 348 page book is complete (including table of contents, references, etc.). It is a fascinating illustrated

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Could the French have Won the Battle of France, 1940?But for a few mistakes along the way, the French could have won World War II a friend noted to me. But I disagree.The Germans do the following much better, I believe:Train: better soldiers man for manLead: much better leaders man for manMove: the Germans move much more rapidly and most wars seem to be about movement almost above all else.The

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Hi Everyone,I bought an interesting book today that I have not yet read, but that I plan to read. It's about the German program to build long range bombers by Messerschmitt (e.g. Me-264), BV, Horton, etc. that would reach across the Atlantic and hit American cities.Perhaps the main reason this did not happen is that American and British bombers were destroying German production facilities.But

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Hi Everyone,Today's discussion topic is...What if Sweden Hadn't Been Neutral in WWII?Assume that because of the invasion of Poland, Sweden declares war joining one side or the other.Sweden has had great leaders for centuries. They have had first rate arms manufacturers and an excellent military. One way or another, Sweden would have made an impact probably greater than any nation other than the

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Hi Everyone,It seems like the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 was more than fair. I never understand what people complain about or how they can begin to claim that Versailles caused WWII other than perhaps by not being harder, which it probably should have been. Maybe I am wrong, but here is what I am thinking...Compare the Treaty of Versailles to the Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871* after the

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Hi Everyone,Welcome to the 5 Star General blog. I love history and have run or helped run two great history forums for the past few years. One of the things I like to do a lot is to ask questions relating to "What If" Scenarios.And then it's also fun to just discuss history in general or also the way history impacts other facets of culture - language, food, technology, fashion, etc. and vice

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