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78 sats \ 9 replies \ @ek 14 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
No pressure but definitely interested in more opinions on the series from other people :)
There is also a HBO mini series about the western front, Band of Brothers, if you're more interested in that part of the war. Also mostly based on books written by veterans iirc
I watched Band Of Brothers. That was enjoyable. Yesterday I watched a documentary on the Pacific War focused on the final days- Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I had no idea that the US Russia rivalry extended to Japan, and was the reason the bombs were dropped. Japan was already defeated, but the U.S. wanted the credit for the surrender. Very sad.
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I watched Band Of Brothers
Wow, that was fast, did you watch the whole series in one sitting?
and was the reason the bombs were dropped
to my understanding, they wanted to force a surrender and prevent a very costly invasion of the mainland. and of course, to try out the nukes on real targets and show the world their superiority as @carlosfandango mentioned (preparing for the cold war?). getting the credit for the surrender may just have been the icing on the cake, i guess
to be honest, i can't blame them though. war is hell.
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Ha! No, I'm slow. Band Of Brothers is really old. I watched it years ago, when it came out. It was released in the U.S. in 2001.
Yeah, that's the story we were taught growing up. The horrible loss of life in an invasion. I dont know. I would think they could have exercised some patience. The Japanese leadership would have delayed surrender, but the remaining troops were inexperienced and with low morale. Also, the average citizen just wanted the war to end. Who knows? I feel like the bombs were a drastic, unnecessary choice.
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I need to watch so many movies at some point haha
I really need to write them down since when I feel like watching a movie, I don't know which I want to watch and then I don't, lol
And a whole movie just about the D-Day landings? Sounds very interesting! Most of the times, the landing is just the intro.
A Bridge Too Far is also on my list since some episodes of Band of Brothers are during Operation Market Garden.
And I like this quote the most:
We're airborne rangers. We're meant to be surrounded.
After watching the series, I realized that Company of Heroes actually got that quote from the series, lol
If you select a paratrooper squad, they also sometimes say this.
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Seems like I'm old enough to enjoy black and white movies now :)
And wow, almost 3 hours, but looking forward to watch the rest now because it already started great :)
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