Hartford World: The Arsenal of Democracy, Part II
March 25, 1942 Although it would delay his return to Newport by a couple of hours, John Alden chose to detour north from the Back Bay to visit Commander Adams in Nahant. The BERy only went as far as...
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kdahm wrote:“As an admiral, I am sure that you will keep your word. Come with me,” said Head Nurse Dorenzo, Good installment, but the above sentence just doesn't ring correctly for the time period....
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Fred the Great wrote:Adams is a very interesting character here. Alden feels a responsibility for him, he cares for him, he values him. This novel is about the war in North America, and we know Adams...
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Commander Adams is struggling to survive against overwhelming odds. I sense a theme here.
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Theodore wrote:Commander Adams is struggling to survive against overwhelming odds. I sense a theme here.Theme? Isn't that a sophisticated literary concept of some sort? Thanks.
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Kamraj wrote:You'll have an obvious starting point with "The White Man's Burden" where the subtitle at least will need editing. Some might think it convenient if the whole poem is edited out of being...
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An interesting twist on the old "can't die yet" theme. A short, but powerful scene - and a clear sign of Adams' capitulation to the wishes of others. He's shifted from chasing death to looking to...
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Lord Herrick wrote:An interesting twist on the old "can't die yet" theme. A short, but powerful scene - and a clear sign of Adams' capitulation to the wishes of others. He's shifted from chasing death...
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wb wrote:I strongly suspect, although I'd ask that you not consider this canon, that Auden would've been on 52nd Street in 1939. Erika Mann would've had the foresight to flee to England--or, at...
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coast watcher wrote:wb wrote:I strongly suspect, although I'd ask that you not consider this canon, that Auden would've been on 52nd Street in 1939. Erika Mann would've had the foresight to flee to...
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WB, "post Pearl Harbour US."? Did Something Bad happen at PH in HW? Kamraj
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Kamraj wrote:WB, "post Pearl Harbour US."? Did Something Bad happen at PH in HW? KamrajBesides FDR's decision to ally himself with Adolf Hitler?
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I thought Pearl Harbour belonged to KNE and was not attacked? I thought Plumtree was the Act Of Infamy? My HW history may be rusty.
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Kamraj wrote:I thought Pearl Harbour belonged to KNE and was not attacked? I thought Plumtree was the Act Of Infamy? My HW history may be rusty.The Battle of Oahu was the result of Japan's ineffective...
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wb wrote:coast watcher wrote:wb wrote:I strongly suspect, although I'd ask that you not consider this canon, that Auden would've been on 52nd Street in 1939. Erika Mann would've had the foresight to...
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coast watcher wrote:Somewhat mirrors my experience for a back injury six years ago. The culprit was Oxycontin in my case. After surviving the withdrawal, I decided I'd take the pain next time. Given...
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Agree that the evidence is pretty definitive now. I was looking at it from the 1942 HW perspective, thus the parens.
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Powerful chapter there, WB. Good to see Adams is still fighting.
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James1978 wrote:Powerful chapter there, WB. Good to see Adams is still fighting.Thanks!
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A very moving chapter addiction is a powerful thing sadly when I was injured in Basra I was close to becoming addicted to fentanyl a very power full drug coming of it was shear hell on earth. I put my...
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