2024-03-09
Interesting stories:
- noticing the new tree
- Webster’s commentaries
- The personalities
- The mental fortitude and collapse
- How 101 went to the fight while other people retreated.
2024-03-06
- the book is a review of battles in incredible detail. Lots of details on maneuvers. But also shows the desperation. Of the situation.
- things that impacted me:
- The way they react to bullets and artillery. Sometimes laughing. Then crying.
- The war breaks some people. They go crazy.
- Some shot their own hands to avoid the war
- Million dollar
- Cover fire.
- Looting. Lent up energy. 60+ days no showering. Digging own fox holes deep. Friendly fire and shooting or bayoneting own people. Miracle of a stray bullet not killing you.
- Polish with guns behind their back (from Germany) so they’d fight.
YouTube - battle of the bulge google maps
YouTube battle of dunkirk 1940
2024-03-02
- they want to be with the best rather than the common infantry unit. Their chances of survival are higher.
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