COMBAT AMERICA by Clark GableWW2 Aerial Combat Documentary Combat America by Clarke Gable was originally intended to be used as a recruiting film for aerial gunners, however, by the time it began production, the needs for gunners had lessened. The film was completed as an account of aerial combat over occupied Europe and as […]
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In the dark days following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States found itself in need of more than just a military response—it needed a symbolic victory, a show of strength that would rally a grieving nation and signal to the world that America was far from broken. That symbol
World War 2 “Points” the Adjusted Service Rating Score or ASRS, the system for calculating the eligibility of when a U.S. Soldier was allowed to In early as mid-1943, as troops were being shipped all over the world, it was becoming obvious that bringing all the Soldiers, Sailors and Marins back home after the war
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Where does the name “D-Day” come from, and how D-Days were there?. What is the actual meaning of the D in D-Day?. A popular view in France is that it stands for disembarkation or debarkation, referring to the invading Allied troops disembarking from their landing craft. Another, more romantic, explanation is decision, deliverance or doom.
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James Gavin (1907-1990) was raised adopted from an orphanage in Brooklyn by a struggling coal miner. Inspired by his school readings on the American Civil War, Gavin decided to seek a better future by joining the army. He was 17 when he enlisted as a private, lying about his age as he knew his adoptive
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A Fortress in the Sky If you’ve ever wondered why the B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary reputation for toughness, look no further than the story of the All American. On February 1, 1943, this bomber and its ten-man crew took off from Biskra, Algeria on a mission to strike German supply lines near Tunis.
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William Clark Gable (1901-1960) was born to a protestant father working as an oil well driller and a catholic mother who died when he was 10 months old. As a young man, he worked at oil fields and as a horse manager until he gradually broke into the world of theater and screen acting. By
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Today is the anniversary of the first day of Operation Market Garden (A Bridge Too Far), the ill-fated Allied attempt to cut through the Netherlands to Germany and finish the war by the end of 1944. The operation has always been a contentious topic. Some people say it was doomed from the start due to
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