He was wounded twice, seen his own friends killed with his own eyes, and was almost killed his self. ... It was like watching a movie. ... They attacked their own men accidentally because they were scared and confused. ... They killed their own people to try to prove that we could not help them. ... They watched each other's backs and molded themselves into a team of one. ...
All Nazi's were put to trial and some were hung. ... They blocked all rail, water, and highways from going to western Germany. 2,000 East German plants were entirely or partly dismantled and sent to Russia. 1,600 miles of railway line were completely torn out and an additional 7,300 miles of parallel tracks were ripped up. ... The Western Allies set up political parties in their zones held elections. ... In 1989, one of the most dramatic postwar developments began taking place before the very eyes if a stunned world public, German Reunification. ... While millions sat in front of their te...
In either case, for those who assume that all or at least most of those sailors were devout followers of Hitler, there is very little sympathy. ... The audience identifies quickly with the war correspondent as he and the audience tries to figure out where they are going, and what is going on. ... The positioning of the camera makes it easy for the audience to assume that the Captain is watching his crew. ... The weathered Thomsen replies: "Cheeks together, balls in their hand...and the belief in the Fuhrer in their eyes." ... The audience can see the honesty in Thomsen's eyes. ...
If one were to discuss life after the Second World War, if they were not a historian would perhaps not talk much about Harry S. ... The war ended and the world was thrown into new territory, there were essentially two superpowers left in the world. ... Even before the Truman Doctrine was introduced to the joint congress, some of Truman's memoirs indicate that he saw Russia as a force to contain and be watched at all times . ... The U.S. had been monitoring the situation in the two countries before Great Britain sent word of their inability to aide Greece and Turkey. ... Truman was over...
The atomic bombing of Japanese cities were, in fact, the act of deterrence aimed primarily against the Soviet Union. ... Even more significant were the casualties of the Soviet Union - over 27 million people. ... In addition, the Soviet troops were pushed forward away from its immediate borders of a possible theater of hostilities. ... In the next few years, each side attempted to change the situation in their favor. ... Fearing a possible destabilization of the Soviet Union did not go to a sharp decline in the armed forces, and used them to strengthen their domination in Eastern Europe. ...
