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Has anyone been watching Great War: The American Experience on PBS?
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:10 pm
Just saw tonight is the last of 3 episodes. Is it any good?
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Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:14 pm to upgrayedd
Not I but that is because I have never heard of it. Really hoping somebody can provide some insight.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:14 pm to upgrayedd
Damn, I didn't even know about this. I hate that I apparently missed a lot of it. I wonder if they'll be doing a re-run.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:17 pm to John McClane
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Not I but that is because I have never heard of it. Really hoping somebody can provide some insight.
Me neither. I just so happened to see a banner ad for it here on TD.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:20 pm to upgrayedd
I've enjoyed it. Last night they covered the Battle of Belleau Wood. Some consider this to be the Marines finest single battle.
When the retreating French forces pretty much pleaded with the Marines to retreat, Marine Captain Lloyd Williams famously said "Retreat? Hell, we just got here"
When the retreating French forces pretty much pleaded with the Marines to retreat, Marine Captain Lloyd Williams famously said "Retreat? Hell, we just got here"
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:32 pm to Darkknight
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"Retreat? Hell, we just got here"
I remember hearing this quote in Dan Carlin's podcast. While most of Europe was in tatters from years of brutal warfare, here comes the good ol USA, bright eyed, bushy-tailed, ready to get a piece of the action. Good stuff. Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:41 pm to Funky Tide 8
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the good ol USA, bright eyed, bushy-tailed
Last nights show talked about this also. Stated that the first thing the American soldiers noticed was not only how easy it was to get alcohol, but how the French were pretty much giving it to them for free.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 2:53 pm to upgrayedd
Yep. Highly recommended.
We need another Black Jack Pershing. That man knew how to run an army.
We need another Black Jack Pershing. That man knew how to run an army.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:03 pm to upgrayedd
Great so far. Really glad PBS put this together.
The episodes are online/streaming on PBS app as well if anybody wants to watch.
The episodes are online/streaming on PBS app as well if anybody wants to watch.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:04 pm to upgrayedd
It's been great. Ken Burns can't put out a bad documentary.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:10 pm to Trout Bandit
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Ken Burns can't put out a bad documentary
This isn't Ken Burns.
However, Ken Burns is putting out a Vietnam doc later this year.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:21 pm to upgrayedd
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Just saw tonight is the last of 3 episodes. Is it any good?
It's fairly detailed and paced out at the same time, so it's working so far.
The entire first two hour episode is entirely pre-U.S.-involvement, which is nice. Shows how we walked a tightrope of staying out of the war while profiting from it... until we were pushed too far.
My grandfather fought in WWI. He took a piece of shrapnel in the final days of the war. His family didn't know where he was back in the U.S. until they received a letter from him saying that he was in a military hospital up north.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:26 am to GetCocky11
The story of Leroy Johnston in Part 3 is just damn sad.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:51 am to GetCocky11
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This isn't Ken Burns.
My bad. I thought it was.
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