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== Thursday 21 March 1968 == | == Thursday 21 March 1968 == | ||
81st day - 285 days to come | 81st day - 285 days to come | ||
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Rcd. a letter from Tom Atwater with his suggestions for changes | Rcd. a letter from Tom Atwater with his suggestions for changes <br> | ||
in the presentation of the TEMPO rules. He also sent the | in the presentation of the <u>TEMPO</u> rules. He also sent the <br> | ||
rules for <u>NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE</u> which is simply <u>REVERSI</u> | rules for <u>NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE</u> which is simply <u>REVERSI</u> | ||
with a minor variation which permits the first four [crossout] pieces | with a minor variation which permits the first four [crossout] pieces <br> | ||
to be placed anywhere on the board except at an edge.<br> | to be placed anywhere on the board except at an edge.<br> | ||
BB painted the pegs gold & silver for the 3 peg games. | BB painted the pegs gold & silver for the 3 peg games. | ||
Looking thru the <u>STRATEGOS</u> reproductions. There were a | Looking thru the <u>STRATEGOS</u> reproductions. There were a <br> | ||
number of pages with imperfect reproduction and two pages | number of pages with imperfect reproduction and two pages <br> | ||
missing. Called Jim Dunnagen [Dunnigan] and he said he's send me | missing. Called Jim Dunnagen [Dunnigan] and he said he's send me <br> | ||
new repros for those pages. | new repros for those pages. | ||
The catalog for the Caddylak Co. came. In addition to the 1'6" <br> | |||
black tape they have strips of magnets in a large number <br> | |||
of different colors that can be cut into pieces. Filed the <br> | |||
catalog in miscellaneous box on shelf [22]. | |||
The letter I sent to A.S.M. Dickins (see 3/18) what returned <br> | |||
for insufficient postage. Added 5¢ to envelope & remailed <br> | |||
it 3/22. | |||
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(cont. from 3/20) [3/20] | |||
<u>LEIPZIG</u>:- The gigantic battle in which Napoleon was first de- <br> | |||
feated decisively by the Allies. <u>WATERLOO</u> with corps in- <br> | |||
stead of divisions.<br> | |||
<u>1940</u>:- The Germans "blitzkrieg" their way through France <br> | |||
in 1940. <br> | |||
<u>THE BATTLE OF BERLIN</u>:- Allied and Russian armies rush for <br> | |||
Berlin in 1945.<br> | |||
<u>GALLIPOLI</u>:- The Allies try a sneak amphibious invasion of <br> | |||
Turkey in 1915 in order to open a route to isolated Russia.<br> | |||
<u>IWO JIMA</u>:- The classic amphibious assault of a Japanese island <br> | |||
stronghold in World War II by U.S. Marines.<br> | |||
<u>LEYTE GULF</u>:- The greatest naval battle ever fought. 1945, <br> | |||
during the invasion of the Philippines.<br> | |||
<u>1776</u>:- The American colonies revolt and a British army is sent <br> | |||
to restore the royal government.<br> | |||
<u>SALERNO</u>:- The Allies decide to invade Italy in 1943, but where? <br> | |||
When they do land they must push the Germans out of Italy.<br> | |||
<u>BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC</u>:- The German U-boats strive to halt <br> | |||
Allied shipping in the Atlantic. Allied anti-sub forces strive to <br> | |||
destroy all German subs.<br> | |||
<u>LUFTWAFFE</u>:- The air war over Europe, 1940-45. First the Germans <br> | |||
try to subdue Britain in 1940 and then the Allies smash <br> | |||
Germany with heavy bombers.<br> | |||
<u>THE THIRD REICH</u>:- The battle for Europe, 1939-45. All elements <br> | |||
involved, land, air, naval, economic, political, as Germany <br> | |||
takes on the Western Allies.<br> | |||
(cont. on 3/19) | |||