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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:49 PM Original message |
How was the new Ken Burns WWII documentary? |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tivoed it, haven't watched it, and yes, if you have cable it's on pretty heavy rotation... |
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Torn_Scorned_Ignored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. It was very good |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. So far, it is excellent. |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. The impression of mcarthur was fully |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Yeah, he pointed out the piss poor planning by MacArthur |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That is what Burns meant when he said it was not a "good war," ... |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Two of my uncles were at D-Day (both deceased now) |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. And there are thousands more stories |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I met a guy years ago who was an aide to Patton. |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Thanks for that story. My Uncle |
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lazer47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Exactly,, this is the first film that actually |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. McArthur |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Great so far! |
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Dancing_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Last night just covered the first year of the war |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Outstanding! |
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trekbiker (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I think you meant to say Trillion?? n/t |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. thanx |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. Very nice with a bottom-up view. |
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FightingIrish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. The first installment was awesome. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. We need to ask if that sacrifice paid for Bush's fascism? |
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vireo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Blind nationalism is my only explanation |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Well said!!! |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. So did I |
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daninthemoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. Very effective and sobering in telling of Guadelcanal and much |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Heavy on emotion |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Only the first part was aired last night. You should check your |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sounds interesting |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. As usual, I have a contrary view: |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Well... |
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daninthemoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. I loved "Band of Brothers", and have fond memories (I guess that's right) |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. I tend to agree with your assesment |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #20 |
34. I didn't see the first one,but the second one did a good job of showing |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. Several hankies |
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keith the dem (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
30. Loved it, Ken Burns is a master! |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
35. As A "Historian" And Son Of One Who Fought... |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. One of the guys in the documentary mentioned the standard issue wills |
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