tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954155.post114078921830919452..comments2014-10-06T23:08:45.886-07:00Comments on Ron Goldstein's Army Album: Return to Cassino, March 2005Ron Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128947129038825503noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954155.post-1140987376790573342006-02-26T12:56:00.000-08:002006-02-26T12:56:00.000-08:00Hello Ron,I've read through this posting again and...Hello Ron,<BR/><BR/>I've read through this posting again and you really have done an excellent job in putting everything together 'for posterity'. Regarding your reference about 'allegedly incorrect' articles posted to the "People's War" website, it is sometimes difficult establishing exactly what is correct and what is not. <BR/><BR/>For example, I came across a recently published book which puts a German Corporal by the name of Franz Goeckel defending Juno Beach against the Americans on D-Day. The book even has the IWM symbol on the front, indicating it is presumably sanctioned by the IWM. Yet, I know for certain exactly which bunker that Franz was in on D-Day, and it certainly was not Juno Beach. He was defending what the Allies called 'Easy Red' Sector of 'Omaha Beach'. I've read most of this gentleman's own personal contributions about D-Day and seen most of his original letters and photographs from the war in the Archives at the Memorial Museum, Caen. <BR/><BR/>There are some other things in the same book that I am fairly sure are not wholly true, because it seems to be based primarily on people's memories alone. There are times when I have come across instances when I have felt the 'official' record is incorrect or incomplete. Sometimes, although not every time, basic facts can be checked fairly simply. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, people reading any articles about the war will be rational enough to evaluate the articles and any supporting evidence. Thanks for sharing some really interesting and original memories!ritsonvaljoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385096531243742081noreply@blogger.com