WWII in HD on History Channel

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USAF_Vol

USAF_Vol

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Anyone watching this series? It is amazing. The film and stories are incredible.

A whole new respect for those who fought, show holds nothing back.
 
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I' ve caught some of it and totally agree. Maybe I can catch the complete series at some point.
 
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Very good viewing. I've watched every time I could.
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I am going to pre-order it on bluray. I missed several episodes. Only 40 bucks, not bad.
 
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I've caught bits of it, hoping History Channel will run a marathon of it.

Did anyone else catch the Ken Burns "The War" doc. a couple years ago? I was amazing.
 
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I was able to watch episodes 2 and 3 last night (DVR). Awesome, awesome stuff. What happened to America since then? Did we get soft and arrogant because of our success?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the rest of it, and I really hope they put this out on DVD for a reasonable price.
 
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J-P said:
I was able to watch episodes 2 and 3 last night (DVR). Awesome, awesome stuff. What happened to America since then? Did we get soft and arrogant because of our success?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the rest of it, and I really hope they put this out on DVD for a reasonable price.
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WWII in HD DVD Set | WW2 HD DVD - History Channel

Not bad, I will prolly buy the bluray.

And what do you mean by the bold quote? Please explain.
 
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USAF_Vol said:
And what do you mean by the bold quote? Please explain.
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It would probably take a book to adequately explain it. To put it simply, I wish our country was as supportive of our military as they were back then and understood the gravity of the threats that face the nation as they did back then. Admittedly, it took the attack at Pearl to wake a lot of them up, but wake up they did. Anyway, no harm meant by the comment, I love my country and most of my fellow countrymen and women... :hi:
 
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If you have xbox live and you download the new Zune feature, you can watch the episodes on there for free.
 
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The things that stands out to me is that these guys, while not being scared ****less, were very aware that the end of their existence might be eminent and they went ahead and took care of business anyway. I know it happened before and, God bless our servicemen, it still happens today but the unity and focus on such a grand scale is awesome.

As far as the attitude of the U.S. today, I think maybe we view our society as an entitlement. I've heard it said by many WWII vets that they viewed life after the war as a gift, a chance to live life better, an opportunity to shape the world with noble goals in mind.

Speaking GENERALLY (don't be piling on.....I know there are a bunch of people are still fighting the good fight), maybe we are collectively spoiled and jaded. Maybe if more of us had hit the beach with an M1 rather than a six pack, we would we be more appreciative of what we have AND more confident in our collective ability to change the world for the better.

I also feel compelled to add that there is no doubt in my mind that if this country were confronted today with a black and white do or die situation such as the one that the Greatest Generation dealt with, we would collectively rise to the challenge. The moxie that is inherent to the USA may be somewhat dormant but it ain't anywhere close to being dead.
 
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