- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: WWII in HD-History Channel
Posted on 11/18/09 at 12:24 pm to Crawdaddy
Posted on 11/18/09 at 12:24 pm to Crawdaddy
quote:
Those Japs took a beating and were determined.
they were HARD CORE!!! i mean, an effing bayonette attack instead of surrendering?!?!?!
and talk about some serious propaganda/brain washing. whole familes jumping off cliffs to avoid being "taken captive" by the US.
3
Posted on 11/18/09 at 1:44 pm to Coon
quote:
and talk about some serious propaganda/brain washing. whole familes jumping off cliffs to avoid being "taken captive" by the US.
And these same people that warned of U.S. savagery and brutality were allies with the Nazis.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 8:06 pm to Coon
bump for new episode
Posted on 11/18/09 at 8:09 pm to Hobo
LL Cool J bringing the heat tonight
Posted on 11/18/09 at 8:23 pm to offshoreangler
If any of you have ever seen the Taffy 3 "Dogfights" episode...the sea battle they just set up is the fight that takes place off Samar-Taffy 3 is the task force that the USS Samuel B. Roberts was a part of.
This post was edited on 11/18/09 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 11/18/09 at 8:58 pm to offshoreangler
That tiger shark encounter sounded intense.
That would be hell. Stranded at sea worried about Japanese attacks. No food, no water. And to top it all off, fricking tiger sharks were attacking people.
That would be hell. Stranded at sea worried about Japanese attacks. No food, no water. And to top it all off, fricking tiger sharks were attacking people.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 9:04 pm to saintsfan92612
The part of the interview about having to cut loose one of their shipmates to the sharks so that they might survive a few moments longer was quite unnerving.
This post was edited on 11/18/09 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 11/18/09 at 9:05 pm to saintsfan92612
$1.66 per day is what some got paid to be in the military then??
Posted on 11/18/09 at 9:18 pm to steelreign
Great episodes tonight.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 9:35 pm to LSUlefty
Nice looking Walther
Posted on 11/18/09 at 10:01 pm to offshoreangler
Series ends tomorrow night. Okinawa and The Battle of the Bulge tomorrow at 8, then Okinawa's end and the end of Hitler's rule over Europe.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 10:15 pm to offshoreangler
I was stationed in Okinawa in 1994-1995. Very much looking forward to this.
Posted on 11/18/09 at 11:33 pm to Coon
Does anybody else wonder if their grandpa is in some of this footage? Some of the shite these men went through and accepted is unreal - especially considering 10 years earlier most of this technology was unimaginable.
My gramps told me a story once about being in Belgium during the winter. He said they would dig a hole to sleep in and German tanks rolled right over them once. I would have freaked out.
My gramps told me a story once about being in Belgium during the winter. He said they would dig a hole to sleep in and German tanks rolled right over them once. I would have freaked out.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 12:13 am to offshoreangler
quote:
LL Cool J bringing the heat tonight
i thought that was his voice, i was like what the hell.
This series is great watching this country kick arse
Posted on 11/19/09 at 12:35 am to CommanderHeavy
na, my gramps was too young and my great gramps were too old
Posted on 11/19/09 at 1:55 am to saintsfan92612
Watching it right now. Pretty deep story the musican gave when he slit that Germans throat.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 2:00 am to itawambadog
I caught up on the previous episodes before I came to work tonight. I dvr'd the ones for tonight. I am extremely impressed at what they've done with this series.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 7:51 am to purpletiger006
quote:
Does anybody else wonder if their grandpa is in some of this footage?
Watching the Battle of the Bulge tonight hoping to see him in there somehow. That would be just the best thing ever for me. To see Grandpa in his younger days in action. Doing his duty, something he did not talk much about. My Dad called me last night all ready for tonights episode. Battle of the Bulge or shortly after is where my Grandpa came face to face with a German on a staircase. No firearms, just their knives. Grandpa won that battle.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 8:31 am to Crawdaddy
Damn, sounds like that scene in "Saving Private Ryan". Give your gramps a big thumbs up and thank you from me!
This post was edited on 11/19/09 at 8:32 am
Posted on 11/19/09 at 9:49 am to CommanderHeavy
quote:my father couldve been in the footage of the B-17s. He was in that 91st bomb group they showed and they also showed his base in Bassingbourn, England. The call signs on the side of the bombers were from his group too.
Does anybody else wonder if their grandpa is in some of this footage?
Page 5 of 6
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News