Posted on 05/29/2014 7:16:16 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
I suppose for a “general” kinda fact based series it was kinda a guide for someone who cared to dig a little deeper. Or for those that know some of the history, dissatisfying. I may have missed something but, was the league of nations ever mentioned?
It was like a 3rd grade-level version of history, written by someone who had a poor memory and had only read a bad account of it.
I'll grant that there was a lot of stuff to try and stick in 6 hours.....but it was so ridiculously wrong, that it was almost fun to watch.
I liked the bits where FDR was taking direct command of the military operations in the Pacific....a phone call comes in...."Mr President. Your plan worked.". Sort of like Obama personally leading the SEALs assault on BinLaden.
Apparently the people filming or editing this show have no idea what they are doing.
It was laugh-out-loud bad in places.
Problem is, it'll be shown by history teachers all over the country, and presented as "Fact".
I'm still wondering how you can talk about WWII history and not mention Dwight Eisenhower, once. Or the invasion of Africa. Or India. Burma. Guadalcanal. Or the Dolittle bombing. Or.........
I heard there were B-17’s shown bombing Poland
does the History Channel company still own the Military Channel and I guess this will be rerun on that channel too eventually.
Back in the 1990s, PBS aired a series called "Battlefield." Best series I've ever seen. (And by far the best thing ever aired on PBS.)
Didn't matter - show had both the Germans and the Japs with 4-engine bombers, when neither used them widely. Especially since the show inferred the Japanese used 4 engine bombers off their carrier decks. That would have been some trick. :-)
BTW,while we chat, you are missing the biggest news of the week? Why, the Obama divorce story in the National Enquirer, of course. Seems Michelle just fit-to-be-tied over Barry's lust-fever. 12 co-respondents named, starlets, prime ministers, everybody but ole Fergie! Seems I was wrong about Obama. Such a Stud-Muffin!*
Film at 11? Hope he let Reggie down easy.
Excuse me now. I must return to Ebonics practice texting on my Obamaphone. Freaky-Deaky be cumin up.
lolz
That would definitely be a huge achievement
probably free online somewhere
I watch my militaria on Youtube, now. Lets me pick and choose what I like.
Last week, I found a great 1943-era documentary on the 8th Air Force, narrated/hosted by Errol Flynn. Real Rah-Rah, Go-and-get-'em type stuff, probably to sell more war bonds. Neat snapshot of history, sez me.
WBill Jr. likes WW II vintage army training films. "You and your M1", "Operation of the German MG42 machine gun", and so on. Really, really dry, but he thinks they're the bees knees. Anything marked "Confidential" or "Secret", he thinks that he's 'in' on something special.
Mostly, I don't mind, because I don't need to worry that he'll find something that he probably shouldn't see, so long as I screen for the VD training films, and so on. :-)
Paulie got his name in the poem most probably because Longfellow hadn't paid the bill for his tea service. Paulie got unhorsed early on that night. Some fellow named Dawes carried out the mission.
Also note "Dawes" don't no way rhyme with "hear."
BUMP
Youtube has some good stuff but a lot of really bad stuff too these days
I know I'm probably setting myself to be treated like I've just told preschoolers that Santa doesn't exist, but you do know that all of those "reality" tee-vee shows aren't real, right?
He did both.
First off, he, along with his wife, son, General Sutherland—his Chief of Staff (and Eisenhower’s replacement), the son’s Chinese nurse, left on one boat, and there with three more PT boats with them that were filled with his senior staff and several Filipino servants/nurses/houseboys/maids/cooks. They took the boats to Mindanao, and then flew B-17s to Australia.
Back in 1984 I met one of those servants, who worked for MacArthur, who told me a lot of great Mac stories!
I loved the WWI segment showing of WWII M-3 Stuart tanks attacking the Germans at Belleau wood.
I believe I even saw a Jap ship with an Aegis phased array radar panel!
Doesn't have the same ring to it.
FWIW, WBill Jr and I read Paul Revere's Ride, every Patriot's Day. Maybe it's not all that accurate, but it's a good read. He's starting to quote along with the story..."One if by land, and two if by sea..." :-)
A good two-fer. Literary, and historical enough to get him interested in learning more.
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