Posted on 05/29/2014 7:16:16 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Did you know that the Communists stormed the Winter Palace and overthrew the Czar?
If you are right now screaming at your computer screen in anger, congratulations. That means you are more informed on the subject of history than the entire History channel. The error cited above is but one of the many that the History Channel included in their three part series, "The World Wars," this week. The amazing thing is that not only a particular History Channel writer made these errors but that nobody at the History Channel spotted them. Are they so involved in the "history" of Ancient Aliens over there that they have completely lost track of real history? The lack of historical knowledge at the History Channel is astonishing as evidenced by the following errors in the series.
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From what I can tell, History Channel has degenerated into what I call “bubble-gum” history. It’s shallow, sensationalist, and in many cases, revisionist, which makes it to history what bubble gum is to nutrition.
Still, it’s better than “American Idol.”
The Stuart tanks shown fighting in World War I did it for me.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines!
Two big errors I saw:
In 1941-42 MacArthur was commanding troops in the Philippines wearing M1 helmets, they should have been wearing M1917 helmets.
In another scene they had a modern US warship depicted as a WW2 cruiser.
But there are some who are blaming WWII for causing global warming.
Also laughable was the recreation of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin to make it look like a fancy office building in a modern business park.
The complete series was just on the AHC channel.
I agree. I’m enjoying the insights into the major figures of WWII, and I also yelled at the TV a couple of times about the obvious (to me) historical errors.
It is misleading
Claims Wilson “kept us out of war” — the exact opposite was the case
Neglects to mention that both Hitler and Mussolini got public approval because they were stopping Bolsheviks from taking over German and Italy
Doesn’t mention that Churchill considered BOTH Nazism and Communism to be evil.
Doesn’t mention the plethora of Stalin admirers (and other Communist “fellow travelers”) in FDR’s administration.
Doesn’t even mention that Lenin and Stalin were Communists
The story of his actual escape running the Japanese blockade in a PT boat is epic.
It was so weak. After a half-a-dozen shots of the White House with the caption “White House”, I gave up. I am still trying to figure out Hitler’s language.
The “celebrities” included john McCain and colin powel. Powel was VERY underwheliming as when Hiroshima was disgussed it was “guaranteed will never be used again” and powel claiming HE was in charge of 28000 of them. WHY IS HE BLABING? Does he continue in his role as leaker in chief?
You dare question a man of color?
I watched the series, and thought better to delete them off the dvr.
Using modern warships, complete with PHALANX systems, HARPOON missile tubes, and dozens of radar domes, to fly a JAPANESE FLAG???
Using B-17’s to depict German heavy bombers during blitzkrieg operations?
Yes, it was NOT the ‘communists’, but THE BOLSHEVIKS who stormed the winter palace, after the destroyer in port fired a shot.
Patton in WW1, using an M-3 Stuart tank, was way off base.
Churchill in WW1 commanding troops, waving a semi-automatic, maybe a 1911, instead of the preferred British Webley revolver, with lanyard.
Hitler’s suicide with a Luger? I thought it was a Walther.
Mussolini shooting soldiers in a field, using a Carcano rifle, which was made after WW1.
For Japanese aircraft, the first sight we see, in the outboard starboard engine of a multi-engined aircraft, representing single-engined carrier aircraft starting their engines, on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
How’s that for starters? Oh yeah! Don’t forget they are doing “an extended version” on History Channel 2!!!
It is very hard to take the history channel productions seriously when they will not use “tea party” to identify the “Boston Tea Party.”
I love how every American general, save Patton, had FIVE stars.
I also love how MacArthur and Patton both had WWII European Victory ribbons on their uniforms before and during the conflict for which the medal was given.
And the German infantry wearing Italian helmets.
And Hitler preferring knit ties pre-saging the `80s trend.
I also note the Arleigh Burke class of Naval vessels in the Pacific theatre fifty years before they hit the seas.
BUT, Hitler DID do the Macarena with Mussolini! ;)
I think you missed the reference in dfwgator’s picture.
I also saw 1930’s German troops firing No 1 Mk IV Enfields, and WWI troops carrying M1 Carbines over trench walls. LOL
I saw THE WORLD AT WAR about forty years ago. The best series on WWII I have ever seen. Then around 1982, there were two or three added segments to it on the Holocaust that even I didn’t know about, namely Hitler’s wish to deport all Jews to Madagascar.
Still the best series I’ve seen.
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