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Another good read, thanks Homey!
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My posts should be that concise. :rolleyes:
Nice read.
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Best movie ever done about it IMHO? "Battleground"
Thanks for the tip.
Generally, I'm not a war movie watcher. But, ever since watching Band of Brothers, I'm more willing to watch/read WWII movies and books.
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good stuff. my great uncle was an artillery guy during the B of the B. i hope to see him this weekend.
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I don;t recalll ever seeg that, but it has to be better than the rather tepid and simple "Battle of the Bulge" with Henry Fonda et al. (which I liked anyway).
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dont think i've ever seen battleground.....who's in it?
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Van Johnson .... Pfc. Holley
John Hodiak .... Pvt. Donald Jarvess
Ricardo Montalban .... Pvt. Johnny Roderigues
George Murphy .... Pvt. Ernest J. 'Pop' Stazak
Marshall Thompson .... Pvt. Jim Layton
Jerome Courtland .... Pvt. Abner Spudler
Don Taylor .... Pvt. Standiferd
Bruce Cowling .... Sgt. Walowicz
James Whitmore .... Sgt. Kinnie
Douglas Fowley .... Pvt. 'Kipp' Kippton
Leon Ames .... The Chaplain
Herbert Anderson .... Pvt. Hansan (as Guy Anderson)
Thomas E. Breen .... Doc
Denise Darcel .... Denise (French Girl)
Richard Jaeckel .... Pvt. Bettis
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Van Johnson, James Whitmore, Ricardo Montablan. It's a William Wellman flick and it's good stuff.
once you get past the token girl/guy scenes it's good.
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Does it have rich corinthian leather?
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My Uncle Orville was stuck right in the middle of that mess. He wrote about it. I really would like to get my hands on that. He lived for over 40 years trapped in his own body with MS. Can you imagine, living through that and being afflicted with such a horrible disease?
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This is such bull****. McAuliffe should have just surrendered. The countless American lives he wasted in this engagement is sickening. He had no regard for any of the soldiers. The Germans wouldn't have probably surrendered soon anyway.
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This is such bull****. McAuliffe should have just surrendered. The countless American lives he wasted in this engagement is sickening. He had no regard for any of the soldiers. The Germans wouldn't have probably surrendered soon anyway.
They probably would have ended the Holocaust on their own as well.
Homey, I think that La Resistance would take exception with your characterization of the French as a whole. Certainly the Vichy bastards were cowardly, though.
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The Maquis were pretty bad a$$ for a bunch of frenchies.
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Van Johnson, James Whitmore, Ricardo Montablan. It's a William Wellman flick and it's good stuff.
once you get past the token girl/guy scenes it's good.
Why do you hate heterosexuals?!?
NTTAWWT
:D
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Long rumored is that the actual comunique from McAulife read "Mierde!" (or however you spell the french word for poo), but of course that couldn't be retold by the press back to the American public so it was changed to "Nuts!"
Anyway, if you are interested in this topic, read Dark December by Robert E. Merriam. Pretty amazing what these guys went through.
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What is amazing to me is that Germany still had the strength left to mount a powerful offensive in the west by late 1944. Germany deployed at least 70% of their military might into the Russian front. Germany was severely weakened by over 3 years of meat grinder warfare in Russia by 1944. Germany was a formidable fighting machine. Thank goodness for the folly of Hitler in attacking Russia and fighting a two front war.
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merde? I like Nuts better.
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Still, one of my favorite tales from WWII. I mean, does that say America or what?
Joo shall zurrender or die, Americans!
Bring it, you kraut bastards. You'll walk over here, but you'll be limpin' goin' back.