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Old 09-02-2008, 08:54 AM   #1
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How we won the war

I got an e-mail from a gentleman who is a WWII Air Corps and infantry vet. He has some very interesting stories. He has one book out and is working on a second. His website has some samples of the writings that will be part of the second book and is well worth the read.

How We Won The War!
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Cool I would buy one!
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Some interesting reads in the stories section. I liked the one about the Tommy and the hotel.
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:14 PM   #4
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Gee.... and I thought John Wayne won the war ! He did everything from the
Flying Tigers to Iwo Jima, with some time in the Navy, too.

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Yeah, the Tommy and the hotel was pretty funny. I read through all of them and thought you guys would enjoy them as much as I did.
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Made it through about half of them so far....and I'll buy the book!
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Just read this story How We Won The War!
Can anyone tell a Czech guy what 'wicky wacky' is?
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:45 PM   #8
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Here were many books, articles, comments and documentary TV programs like a "How We Lost The War" and some are still sticky.
Starting the war was wrong.
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