tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post1984373423511072069..comments2024-01-13T03:07:48.472-08:00Comments on Map and Counters: THE D-DAY LANDINGS BEGAN 68 YEARS AGO, TODAYJCB IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-85719166910897812982022-01-06T05:28:57.290-08:002022-01-06T05:28:57.290-08:00Hey my name is Harrison I am from US.
I read your ...Hey my name is Harrison I am from US.<br />I read your blog that was amazing. I like your blog because we also sell <a href="https://www.themaparchive.com/" rel="nofollow">old war maps, thematic maps</a> in US. Themaparchivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585815866038349174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-45397659709294539192018-10-19T16:47:43.186-07:002018-10-19T16:47:43.186-07:00Greetings Gideon:
As you have probably noticed, I...Greetings Gideon:<br /><br />As you have probably noticed, I pretty much discontinued putting up new essays on my blog several years ago. The reason for this is simple: my eyesight was failing due to too many years in the bright Arizona sun, and it had become more and more difficult to compose at the keyboard. With that as background, I finally broke down and, a few weeks ago, had cataract JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-3653013255771148502018-10-19T09:59:16.131-07:002018-10-19T09:59:16.131-07:00Joe, will you be reviewing any of the incarnations...Joe, will you be reviewing any of the incarnations of D-Day (AH)? It's 1963 at Galactic Journey and I have both the '61 and '62 versions to try out tomorrow.galacticjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350935794214027433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-38968042838143341762017-04-20T06:42:31.076-07:002017-04-20T06:42:31.076-07:00Greetings B. Wilson:
Thank you for visiting and f...Greetings B. Wilson:<br /><br />Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to share your thoughts. <br /><br />So far as the educational establishments of the US and Western Europe are concerned, I fear that they are even worse (in virtually every way) today, than they were when I originally penned this essay several years ago.<br /><br />Best Regards, Joe<br /><br />JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-27134583950961123232017-04-20T04:13:29.606-07:002017-04-20T04:13:29.606-07:00Joe, I'm coming into this thread very late but...Joe, I'm coming into this thread very late but have to echo your comments, except that I believe the era has now definitively passed. The only ones with some inkling of how very high the stakes were are those of us who are children of the veterans of the campaign in NW Europe. Your comment about the education system is dead-on; that situation is now an incredible mess. Cheers! -- B. WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-84635817557452278372012-06-07T10:20:08.370-07:002012-06-07T10:20:08.370-07:00Greetings Kim:
Yes, many of the "Greatest Ge...Greetings Kim:<br /><br />Yes, many of the "Greatest Generation" have already passed from the scene, and sadly, once they are gone, for far too many younger Americans, the only lasting impression of the events of D-Day will probably be from movies like "Saving Private Ryan". It's too bad, too, because -- for all of the movie's technical excellence -- Spielberg's JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-63894558484550920502012-06-07T09:36:32.580-07:002012-06-07T09:36:32.580-07:00Greetings Paul:
Thank you for taking the time to ...Greetings Paul:<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to add your thoughts.<br /><br />It is somewhat ironic but -- in my view, at least -- one of the main beneficiaries of the Allied victory at Normandy was probably the German people. It is hard to see how anyone in Europe, to include those in Germany, would have benefitted from a prolongation of the war; and, had "Overlord" failed,JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-16778902981604704902012-06-07T09:26:30.711-07:002012-06-07T09:26:30.711-07:00Greetings Brian:
Thank you for your interest; alt...Greetings Brian:<br /><br />Thank you for your interest; although I fear that -- given the biases of our current educational establishment -- historical awareness among our youth will only continue to diminish with time.<br /><br />Best Regards, JoeJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-40013493249806290652012-06-06T21:03:04.756-07:002012-06-06T21:03:04.756-07:00D-Day sort of gets forgotten when it's not a b...D-Day sort of gets forgotten when it's not a big anniversary like 50,60,or coming up 70 years .Yes The Longest Day was on Encore tonight and I think the Military had Doc's on it. I know PBS had last night.To be honest I almost forgot the date and I knew my Mom had a doctors appointment on the 6th(I never before forget the date,heck the Waterloo Aniv is coming up on the 18th).<br /><br />Kim Meintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-34561996786560433892012-06-06T20:05:35.607-07:002012-06-06T20:05:35.607-07:00Joe,
Couldn't agree more. Living and worki...Joe,<br /><br /> Couldn't agree more. Living and working in Germany I'm used to commemorating events like D-Day privately--that's understandable.<br /><br /> Yesterday at work when I mentioned the significance of the day to my American work colleagues I got a lot of blank stares--one finally asking, "Oh you, mean like 'Saving Private Ryan?'"<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819718724325368775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-87229797885938840002012-06-06T12:09:42.486-07:002012-06-06T12:09:42.486-07:00Thank you for this Joe.I had a strange mixture of ...Thank you for this Joe.I had a strange mixture of anger and disdain when i saw little to no mention of this historic day. I remain hopeful that this is the nadir of the (willful?) ignoring of this event and that this is reversed in future years.brian b.http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/orientalewarnoreply@blogger.com