HBO mini-series (war movies)

[tombogan03884]

Good catch, the name dates back to the 1st WW.

[Badgersmilk]

If your interested in accurate documentary I'd say forget The HBO productions completely.  There's just to much actual footage available at FAARR lower prices.  I picked this up, and started watching a little of it today.

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/BigCheeseStick/P1020230.jpg

Something I notice more and more watching the old black and white, actual war footage is that (unlike in the movies) you don't see more than two soldiers equipped the same hardly EVER.  Doesn't matter what country their with either.  Something else I'd heard a LOT about from WWII veterans I've spoke with, and am seeing in this footage.  Is the use of the old WWI trench knives.

When coming out of combat in the actual footage you see enemy rifles slung over the shoulders of at least half the troops (duh, why not!).

I finished watching episode 8 of "The Pacific" yesterday.  Almost completely a story about a couple in love...  Loosing interest in the whole production fast.    

As far as "WWII", almost best to turn off the audio and just watch the footage.  The first disc was all U.S. propoganda material filled with childish insults against ALL Germans.  To be expected for the time period.  Good little history lesson on the beginning of Prussian government and Bismark in there though!

[tombogan03884]

I will grant you that the episode about Basilone and the cook Sgt he married was  not very interesting.
Wait till you get to the next 2 though.