Wow Dave that’s heartbreaking. The Armistice was signed on 11/11/18. He was so close to the end and still didn’t make it.
Must’ve been in one of the battles of the 100 days offensive.
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Wow Dave that’s heartbreaking. The Armistice was signed on 11/11/18. He was so close to the end and still didn’t make it.
Must’ve been in one of the battles of the 100 days offensive.
Very sobering to go thru that list of casualties and especially seeing so many killed in Nov of 1918..Wow Dave that’s heartbreaking. The Armistice was signed on 11/11/18. He was so close to the end and still didn’t make it.
Must’ve been in one of the battles of the 100 days offensive.
Hundred Days Offensive - Wikipedia
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This is my MIL. Not sure what plane this is, but she told me her favorite that she got to fly was the hellcat. She was also involved in the remote control program back then, as the recovery pilot.
I think members of my family have served in every war since, at least WWII.
I love watching military documentaries, especially WWII. At least 25% of my streaming lists consist of military documentaries.
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I love watching military documentaries, especially WWII. At least 25% of my streaming lists consist of military documentaries.
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I enjoy the documentaries myself and it’s amazing all the new secrets that comes out seemingly every year.
I’ve come to realize something similar about my family, but backwards. My grandfather is heavily interested in our genealogy now and through my cousin’s and my research; we’ve found many members in various conflicts. Two of which I’m almost positive knew each other in the revolutionary war, and a few generations later their descendants married. Which I find amazing.
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I like that tank channel, checkout the chieftan too. He is a former Abrams tank commander.
Interesting. What was a carrier doing in Lake Michigan?
Training ship during WWII…
Really great and haunting videos. I learned quite a bit watching those. Great thread.
Looks like a F4F did a nose over hard to tell if the pilot damaged the prop. from the distance but I would say yes on that.
Here is some more WWII trivia the Soviet I-16 and USN F4F had manual crank main landing gears but it took over 50 revolutions to retract the I-16's while the F4F was only 15 due to a higher gear ratio for the Grumman fighter. Why wonder those Soviet fliers seem to be over whelmed once in the air.
Fittingly enough, I'll be watching the Bastogne episode of BOB at lunch today.
Here's a couple WWII resources you buffs may enjoy adding to your wealth of knowledge:
1) The Second World Wars - "a free online course taught by Victor Davis Hanson and Larry P. Arnn, will help you to understand this massive and complex conflict in a new way by organizing the war into seven fundamental topics: The Stakes of World War II, Air, Water, Earth, Fire, People, and Ends. The result is a clear picture of why the war was fought and how the Allied powers ultimately triumphed."
I took the class and thought it was excellent.
Linky:
online.hillsdale.edu
Just received VDH's new book on WWII that the class is based on. I ordered it after starting the online class. It's about 600 pages, cost was $28. Should be excellent as well.
2) The World At War - You can purchase the dvd's, or stream it for free on Dailymotion.
I purchased the 5 dvd set of 26 episodes several years ago off eBay. You can find them for $30-$50. It's excellent. Best comprehensive documentary ever produced about WWII because of the interviews and film footage.
It's from the British pov, but excellent nonetheless.
The narrators voice, Sir Lawrence Olivier, is absolutely captivating.
Not sure all the episodes are here on the Dailymotion website, but they're free:
Linky:
www.dailymotion.com
1) The Second World Wars - "a free online course taught by Victor Davis Hanson and Larry P. Arnn, will help you to understand this massive and complex conflict in a new way by organizing the war into seven fundamental topics: The Stakes of World War II, Air, Water, Earth, Fire, People, and Ends. The result is a clear picture of why the war was fought and how the Allied powers ultimately triumphed."
I took the class and thought it was excellent.
Linky:
The Second World Wars | Hillsdale College Online Courses
Study the greatest armed conflict in history in this course, which analyzes the strategy that decided the Second World War.
Just received VDH's new book on WWII that the class is based on. I ordered it after starting the online class. It's about 600 pages, cost was $28. Should be excellent as well.
2) The World At War - You can purchase the dvd's, or stream it for free on Dailymotion.
I purchased the 5 dvd set of 26 episodes several years ago off eBay. You can find them for $30-$50. It's excellent. Best comprehensive documentary ever produced about WWII because of the interviews and film footage.
It's from the British pov, but excellent nonetheless.
The narrators voice, Sir Lawrence Olivier, is absolutely captivating.
Not sure all the episodes are here on the Dailymotion website, but they're free:
Linky:
The World At War by The World At War - Dailymotion
Watch the playlist The World At War by The World At War on Dailymotion
Anybody watch this yet?
Finished up a Pearl Harbor Documentary on Netflix and started one on Sea Power on Netflix.
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Not yet, but I plan to this weekend. Saw the trailer and thought it looked good.
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