If you liked Saving Private Ryan, you should take a few nights to watch Band of Brothers. The series tells the true story of a bunch of ordinary Americans who parachute into Normandy on D-Day and fight their way back to the beach, killing Nazis and securing future supply lines on the way. They eventually fight through the Battle of the Bulge and take Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Each episode of the series starts with brief interviews of some of the guys talking about their experiences. It’s the best series I’ve ever seen. I rewatch the whole thing every year.
I always enjoy your posts, they are interesting and informative as well as amusing. I had a funny picture of hundreds of thousands of frogs going ashore in Normandy to take on the Nazis in the amphibian assault. I think you meant to say amphibious.
It’s funny when I try to expand my vocabulary, and it turns into that scene in Three Amigos or Princess Bride (I can’t remember which) in which someone says:
I don’t think that word means what you think it does.
“Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, the Continental Liar from the State of Maine”.
Were you on Cleveland's campaign, Greg? :)
No, I stayed in Cincinnati.🦕
I can also recommend Bodyguard of Lies by Anthony Cave Brown, one of the earliest and still most comprehensive history
Thanks, Robert. I'll check it out!
Ha. I see what you did there.
If you liked Saving Private Ryan, you should take a few nights to watch Band of Brothers. The series tells the true story of a bunch of ordinary Americans who parachute into Normandy on D-Day and fight their way back to the beach, killing Nazis and securing future supply lines on the way. They eventually fight through the Battle of the Bulge and take Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Each episode of the series starts with brief interviews of some of the guys talking about their experiences. It’s the best series I’ve ever seen. I rewatch the whole thing every year.
Oh I've seen BOB three times. The most recent time a few months ago. It's fantastic.
The sequel wasn't nearly as good.
I always enjoy your posts, they are interesting and informative as well as amusing. I had a funny picture of hundreds of thousands of frogs going ashore in Normandy to take on the Nazis in the amphibian assault. I think you meant to say amphibious.
Thanks for the support and you are very kind.
It’s funny when I try to expand my vocabulary, and it turns into that scene in Three Amigos or Princess Bride (I can’t remember which) in which someone says:
I don’t think that word means what you think it does.