2006-10-03 08:21:48 · 9 answers · asked by raw_hero 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I don't have an intertest in people dying weirdo. I am proud of my country's part in that War, and wars need to be remembered so they are not repeated. Maybe you should read about your country's participation in that war, so your ancesters didn't fight for nothing.
2006-10-03 08:28:23 · update #1
Yes, I do - and I'll bet that there are few who would even think of this as a WWII term, but more of a football term - which it is NOT.
Do you know that the saying "...the whole nine yards" refers to the bandallero of bullets in the wings of WWII allied aircraft?
When someone "gave him the whole nine yards", they emptied their bullets in one wing.
Just a useful tidbit of information.
So, the next time you use the term - "the whole nine yards", remember that it refers to bullets and not footballs.
2006-10-03 08:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The monument the Belgians built in honor of the US is very interesting. At the 5 points looking out over the countryside, they have maps of that era & what happened there in bas relief on brass maps It is a beautiful monument with all 48 states represented. It is in or called Bastone.
I traveled to Europe with a friend, & he was into WWll & wanted to visit it. I am not so much interested in it, but still found the monument a very interesting stop along the way. There is a museum there too that is neat.
2006-10-03 15:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a book called Forgotten soldier:
and a personal belief of mine is that world war 2 actually started the day the treaty of Versailles was signed. The treaty almost opened the door for someone like Hitler to take control of what was left of the German people. punished for a war they did not start. was actually started as a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary
2006-10-04 04:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by gamereaper3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WW2 was fascinating. It was the entry of the U.S. as a bigtime world power. It was everything that is happening today but on a much larger scale: genocide, war, innovation, death, patriotism, allegiance...
Being on the West Coast my father told me that when Pearl Harbor was attacked the fear was that Japan would invade the west coast. Men in my father's neighborhood went to my grandfather to borrow rifles and shotguns -- they were going to the coast to protect against invasion.
There were rules that you had to cover your windows at night so that no light shined out. They were worried about planes bombing the U.S.
Lots and lots of young American men were killed in combat. 17, 18, 19, 20 y.o. 21 y.o.
Think about that-- potential families wiped out -- parts of a generation wiped out. It was worse in other parts of the world.
WW2 was also the only time atomic bombs were used for real (rather than tests).
2006-10-03 15:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Steve P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Ambrose books on the war are good, I enjoyed reading about the build up & training for D-day, there was info. in those books I was unaware of. the tarining of the Rangers to the point that they were able to rope scale & climb the cliffs the Germans thought were unpenatrable.
2006-10-03 15:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank religion for your sick interest in people dieing, it was all started (as with most wars) because of some religious people disagreeing about who god loves more.
2006-10-03 15:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the volswagen was hitler pride and joy since it was the first car invented for everybody and was made in germany by his orders
2006-10-03 15:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by titaest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at adn .com you wil find an article on ww2
2006-10-03 15:23:20 · answer #8 · answered by rexalezuk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jap jets?
2006-10-03 15:24:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋