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THE FORDSKI

In 1929, Henry Ford concluded an agreement with the Soviet government to product up to 100,000 Fords per year in the Soviet Union. When WW II started, many Fords were on hand for the Soviets to use for military purposes. Source: "Chronicle of the 20th Century" by Jacques Legrand

FDR ON MacARTHUR

President Roosevelt once said of General MacArthur, "Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself." Source: "The Book of Political Quotes" by Jonathan Green

CLUBMOBILES

As the Allied forces advanced into France from Normandy, they were followed by Clubmobiles. These were specially-designed two-and-a-half ton General Motors trucks, staffed with Red Cross personnel and loaded with goodies for the troops: coffee, pastries, cigarettes, chewing gum, stationery, books, razors and other accoutrements. Doughnuts were their specialty and could be cooked in the trucks. The Clubmobiles were financed primarily by service clubs in Britain. In an emergency, they could be used as ambulances. Source: "Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross" by Caroline Moorehead

PLEASE REMIT

In September 1929, the victorious Allies of World War I restructured the horrendous reparation debt that Germany was to pay as demanded by the Versailles Peace Treaty. The plan was known as the Young Plan and required Germany to make payments until 1988. Source: "Storming to Power" a Time-Life publication

 

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