10 things Americans should know about World War II

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Rick Atkinson | May. 24, 2009 (Review)

The first thing to know about World War II is that it was a big war, a war that lasted 2,174 days and claimed an average of 27,600 lives every day, or 1,150 an hour, or 19 a minute, or one death every three seconds. One, two, three, snap. One, two, three, snap.

In an effort to get our arms around this greatest calamity in human history, let's examine 10 things every American ought to know about the role of the U.S. Army in WWII. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - May 24, 2009 - 8:44 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Barry Grossheim (review), Lynn R. Willis (review), Fred Gatlin (review), Douglas Hord (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), venkata (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review), val (review), Philippe Habib (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - May 24, 2009 - 8:44 AM PDT

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Kenneth Sibbett
4.4
 by Kenneth Sibbett - May. 25, 2009

They say you learn something everyday. This must be my something. I had no idea that our military was in such a shambles before WW11.

While the conservatives come out with these feel-good, do no good slogans like the Patriot Act, they should read this article and find out what real patriotism is all about.

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Lynn R. Willis
4.7
 by Lynn R. Willis - May. 25, 2009

From my understanding of WWII history, this piece is spot on with the facts, which, combined with Atkinson's analysis, puts this article in the category of quality journalism.

We need more journalists like Mr. Atkinson who can simultaneously de-glorify this (and any) war and honor the sacrifice of the men and women who fought it.

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Philippe Habib
3.9
 by Philippe Habib - May. 27, 2009

Interesting tidbits of information about WWII, but while interesting doesn't seem to have much connection to current events.

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Patricia Blochowiak
2.1
 by Patricia Blochowiak - May. 25, 2009

Unsubstantiated statements throughout.

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Fred Gatlin
4.1
 by Fred Gatlin - May. 24, 2009

This is a well written and apparently honest appraisal of World War II.

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Leo Romero
3.0
 by Leo Romero - May. 24, 2009
Leo posted this story.
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Douglas Hord
3.8
 by Douglas Hord - May. 24, 2009
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Barry Grossheim
4.4
 by Barry Grossheim - May. 24, 2009

A very sobering look at reality vs. national myth. It is dangerous not to understand our nation's real history as we have learned time and again from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

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