Another Band of Brothers?

[ShermanM4]

I agree a film on a Russian unit would be fascinating. Exploring just what they felt about the war and why they were fighting. Unfortunately pretty boys Jude Law and Joseph Feines just didnt really answer those questions in Enemy at the Gates. One film that I saw a few years ago had some interresting insight but was not the focus was Europa Europa. It was a film about a Jewish boy in both the German and Russian armies.

[KG Erwin]

Featured Stephen Baldwin as a Russian tanker who with this crew were shown in the Afghanistan war of the 80s. This not-well-known film is a good example of what can be done when the movie makers cast aside political viewpoints and simply show the experience of soldiers at war, regardless of nationality or politics.

[KG Erwin]

Originally posted by ShermanM4
I agree a film on a Russian unit would be fascinating. Exploring just what they felt about the war and why they were fighting. Unfortunately pretty boys Jude Law and Joseph Feines just didnt really answer those questions in Enemy at the Gates. One film that I saw a few years ago had some interresting insight but was not the focus was Europa Europa. It was a film about a Jewish boy in both the German and Russian armies.

Europa Europa is based on the true story of German Jew Solomon Perel. I have this one in my collection, and its a good depiction of the difficult choices one individual had to make in order to survive the war.

[msaario]

Originally posted by KG Erwin
Featured Stephen Baldwin as a Russian tanker who with this crew were shown in the Afghanistan war of the 80s. This not-well-known film is a good example of what can be done when the movie makers cast aside political viewpoints and simply show the experience of soldiers at war, regardless of nationality or politics.

Excellent movie! I still have it on a bad VHS tape somewhere... Good plot and interesting characters.

One of my all time favorites.

--Mikko

[wulfir]

Read Goodbye Darkness by William Manchester. No hero BS there.

Oh, we sent for MacArthur to come to Tarawa
But General MachArthur said no
He gave as the reason, it wasn't the season,
Besides there was no USO

[BrubakerII]

Small parcially related (to Pacific) comment.

The Australian Armed Forces landed recently on the Solomon Islands to commnce peace keeing duties The beach they landed at is called the Guadal Canal Resort ie 5 star hotels, white sands etc. Apparently the title "Guadal Canal Resort Headquarters" wasn't fitting for such an expensive and serious operation so they renamed it "Guadal Canal Forward Command Post" or similar

True story. Must be tough on the rear echelon.

Brubaker

[degen]

I am great fan of BOB and think it is one of the best depictions of WW2. However, not to minimize BOB, but the 101st's fighting took place over a much shorter period than most German and Soviet units. To me it would be fascinating to see how the survivors from German and Soviet units coped with the hell they lived in for so many years.

[Belisarius]

Originally posted by degen
I am great fan of BOB and think it is one of the best depictions of WW2. However, not to minimize BOB, but the 101st's fighting took place over a much shorter period than most German and Soviet units. To me it would be fascinating to see how the survivors from German and Soviet units coped with the hell they lived in for so many years.

A series following the Red Army 4th tank brigade/1st Guards tank brigade would be interesting. Not only were they the elan of the Guards, but already in 1941 they were able to maul German Panzer forces like no other force in the Red Army.