Comments on: Truman Smith: The American Who Saw Hitler Coming http://www.historynet.com/truman-smith-the-american-who-saw-hitler-coming.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Koster http://www.historynet.com/truman-smith-the-american-who-saw-hitler-coming.htm#comment-812306 John Koster Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:30:02 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685201#comment-812306 Truman Smith retired as a colonel. He was in poor health during his latest years of service but was kept on tap even though he was undergoing dialysis. Truman Smith retired as a colonel. He was in poor health during his latest years of service but was kept on tap even though he was undergoing dialysis.

]]> By: Don Coull http://www.historynet.com/truman-smith-the-american-who-saw-hitler-coming.htm#comment-812300 Don Coull Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:47:56 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685201#comment-812300 What rank did Truman Smith retire with? What rank did Truman Smith retire with?

]]> By: John Koster http://www.historynet.com/truman-smith-the-american-who-saw-hitler-coming.htm#comment-809976 John Koster Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:21:22 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685201#comment-809976 An excellent and reliable article. Andrew Nagorski has summarized Truman Smith's career with great skill and come to an honest and reputable conclusion. His book is highly readable and important. Worth mentioning is that some of Smith's German friends in the old Prussian officer corps were destroyed by Hitler, and others tried to kill Hitler. Smith's sources were also excellent. Drew Pearson, the columnist who tried to destroy Truman Smith, was described by FDR as "my hatchet man" because he gave Pearson's failed father a safe government job. Pearson later lied and destroyed James Forrestal, whp was a strong anti-Communist. Any pattern emerging here? John Koster, author of "Occupation Snow: How A Soviet Mole in FDR's White House triggered Pearl Harbor." An excellent and reliable article. Andrew Nagorski has summarized Truman Smith's career with great skill and come to an honest and reputable conclusion. His book is highly readable and important. Worth mentioning is that some of Smith's German friends in the old Prussian officer corps were destroyed by Hitler, and others tried to kill Hitler. Smith's sources were also excellent. Drew Pearson, the columnist who tried to destroy Truman Smith, was described by FDR as "my hatchet man" because he gave Pearson's failed father a safe government job. Pearson later lied and destroyed James Forrestal, whp was a strong anti-Communist. Any pattern emerging here?

John Koster,

author of "Occupation Snow: How A Soviet Mole in FDR's White House triggered Pearl Harbor."

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