https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8 Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2018-09-04 16:03:12 UTC 2018-11-12 14:47:40 UTC hello@padlet.com 0001080868 https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/278631389 the book i picked out is called air raid pearl harbor by Theodore Taylor. the book is about the attack on December 7, 1941 on the islands of Hawaii on the island of Oahu this book goes over the entire story of the attack including the build up diplomacy to the attack and the attempt to keep peace. this was also a cover up for the air raid. the Japanese have a historical tendency to strike at sunrise just before they are at war or they will send a letter subtly hinting at it or they just give no time for the nation to prepare. this is what the did to the US the sent us a letter that we were at war too late for us to prepare. this is why i chose this book because i love to learn about world war 2 and the build up to it and this book goes into very great detail about the buildup and hopefully the aftermath (i haven't finished yet so i don't know). that is what i love about this book it also goes into the tactics used by the Japanese and the back up plan for if they were discovered.this book is amazing from telling you all the names of the admirals, the diplomats, and even the ships, planes, and subs this book also explained how the ships sunk and what their position were and the Japanese mistakes and luck along with the American’s luck and mishaps. Overall so far this is a great book and I look forward to finishing it.  ]]> 2018-09-06 19:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/278631389 0001080868 https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/283526251 This week I finally finished “air raid pearl harbor” it was an amazing book that I would highly suggest to anyone interested in world war 2.in the end the book went into detail about the initial attack and aftermath and the rebuilding it was an amazing book that taught me many thigs that I did not know about the attack on pearl harbor. In the end of this book it made me a little emotional detailing the bravery and sacrifice of both the military personnel and civilian efforts to repel the attack or just to slow the Japanese down. Such as the efforts of a man named John Finn. He picked up a machine gun mounted it and laid down harassing fire on the Japanese planes and he did this while under fire from the strafing fighters and was injured greatly it took many orders for him to leave his gun and seek medical attention but after he returned to his post and supervised the efforts to repel the attack. Moments of heroism like this was common amongst the attack and that really hit me along with the tragedies that were there as well such as the men that were trapped in the sinking ships that would ultimately lose their life’s. Like the two people who managed to get their fighter planes up. It was two planes against the Japanese air force. It was these moments of heroism that kept me reading and really engaged in the book and made me feel a mix of emotions about the attack and that is why this book is an amazing book. 

]]> 2018-09-19 16:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/283526251 0001080868 https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/296549006 This week I started a new book called “Rommel The Desert Fox” it is a biography of the famous field marshal Erwin Rommel and all the events in his life. Right now, I just finished the part of his life in world war one where he led an army group and he did so with distinction he often took on larger groups with lesser groups and often won these engagements. The part I am currently in is detailing the post war Germany and Rommel’s life there and Hitler’s rise to power. Which is very interesting to me because I am a huge world war two nut and love learning about the weapons, battles, and tactics. Erwin Rommel is known most of all for his superior tactics on the battle field. I love the way the author talks about Rommel as well he goes to people who personally knew Rommel in their service. Also, this book was published in the 1950s by a British officer so it is a pretty challenging read for me, but the amount of detail the author goes into is worth the challenge. This book also speaks of his time in a military academy where he was tasked with instilling discipline in the boys of Hitler’s youth program. It also talks about Rommel’s political views and how he gained a respect for Hitler but never fully embraced Nazism. I feel that explaining Rommel’s political views is important because to someone who doesn’t know much about Rommel or this is their first book about Rommel might think from what he did in the military and who he fought against that he was just another Nazi. That is why I love this book so far and would love to keep reading it. 

]]> 2018-10-24 16:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/296549006 0001080868 https://padlet.com/0001080868/1z3uppwqp7u8/wish/303279938 I am still reading the book “Rommel the desert fox” currently on the book it has explained about his success in France. Which I found really interesting because of the tactics Rommel used. Though the French forces were strong and capable at beating the Germans and their tanks superior it was grand German tactics that won the day in France. The book also talked about when Rommel was sent to north Africa (where he would get most of his fame and recognition). This part of the book was amazing. It talked about the logistics of the war on the German side along with first hand encounters with the German generals that were there. This part of the book talks about how the German high command viewed efforts in north Africa as merely a side show and that the grand invasion of Russia was way more important than almost any other front of the war (this statement could be argued, but that is an argument for another time). Rommel who was one of the leads in north Africa was constantly trying to get German high command to get him the supplies he desperately needed on the African front, but with their eyes on Russia Rommel barely got the supplies he asked for. Did that stop Rommel? NO. Rommel just adjusted plans in over taking smaller cities within his occupied territory that have been holding out against his war machine mainly the town of Torbuk which had a mainly Australian contingent holding off and that is what I thought about this section of the book. 

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