Siege of Jadotville on Netflix

dem boys got hung out to dry for sure!

It was decent and entertained me. It's not groundbreaking, but I don't think it was going for that at all. It got me to look in to the history, which was more the point of the film.



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I am pretty amazed that no Irish were KIA. If the movie is even remotely accurate, they took a beating and held their position with intelligence and courage. Kind of sad how they hung them out to dry on both the battlefield and at home.

Finally caught this (had it on my NF list for a while now).

Really good movie. I agree that it's nothing groundbreaking and it actually fairly tame for a "war" movie, but it is really solid and the story is a good one.

I'd recommend it to someone looking for a nice watch on NF.

Here is the Wiki link on the conflict: LINK

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Yeah, it's pretty incredible that not a single Irish soldier died in the siege. That shite lasted six days, and supposedly they killed anywhere from several hundred to a few thousand enemy soldiers/mercs. That is impressive. Especially from a group that had never seen battle before.

Also, crazy that their place in history got pretty fricked over. I'm glad to see they are finally getting some recognition in the last several years.

I'm glad they portrayed Dag Hammarskjöld's death as suspicious since there is a decent chance that he was murdered.

Incidentally, I this is the only time in recorded history that the Irish fought someone that wasn't the British.