TheLastColdBeer Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41093 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 13, 2013 Found & downloaded all three movies (already had Play Dirty & Too Late the Hero). Gritty British films all, highly recommend them to anyone who appreciates a more realistic view of war, rather than Hollywood's cliches'. Thanks SOB! Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
7Toes Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted October 13, 2013 yes sir use to watch it all the time Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
pwrcrzy52 Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 103 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 698 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 3298 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 1604 Achievement Points: 25682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 10:50 AM Birthday: 07/10/1952 Device: Windows Share Posted October 13, 2013 Wow i remember watching Combat , Rat Patrol and others. Sonovabich and BUDMAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Found & downloaded all three movies (already had Play Dirty & Too Late the Hero). Gritty British films all, highly recommend them to anyone who appreciates a more realistic view of war, rather than Hollywood's cliches'. Thanks SOB! Glad you liked them m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfinger Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted October 13, 2013 Wow you stirred up some very fond memories from when I was a kid (still am) and me and my 4 brothers would watch Combat and then after the show we would re enact the the battle scenes sometimes ending up in a bare knuckler . . .lol . Good Times indeed. Vic Morrow was an excellent actor, his role in Combat seemed to be written just for him. Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LordOfChaos Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Share Posted October 13, 2013 The best war movie of the WWII was a bridge too far. Classic LtLaszlo and Sonovabich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHUCKITMAN Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 23 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 32 Topic Count: 192 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1830 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 1557 Achievement Points: 16067 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 hours ago Birthday: 08/06/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Here is another oldie you boys might remember as well Edited October 13, 2013 by PHUCKITMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PHUCKITMAN Posted October 13, 2013 Member ID: 23 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 32 Topic Count: 192 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1830 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 1557 Achievement Points: 16067 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 hours ago Birthday: 08/06/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted October 13, 2013 Loved this one too later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted October 14, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted October 14, 2013 je n �tait pas n� en 1962 sob lol BS lol LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted October 14, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted October 14, 2013 I loved Hogan's Heroes although I was just a baby when the show was on ;-) BUDMAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Logan Posted October 14, 2013 Member ID: 582 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 20 Topic Count: 33 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 361 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 389 Achievement Points: 3272 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1, 2020 Birthday: 11/22/1956 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Baa Baa Blacksheep, McHales Navy, Gomer Pyle USMC and Convoy to add to the list. LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LordOfChaos Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Those desert rats... Weren't they on dune buggies in the desert? I seem to recall a show like. That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Those desert rats... Weren't they on dune buggies in the desert? I seem to recall a show like. That. Must have been another show LOC don't think there were Dune buggies around in WW2, they wouldn't have given much armour protection if so. LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastColdBeer Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41093 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 15, 2013 Digging through my books, How about Brazen Chariots by Major Robert Crisp? With Rommel in the Desert by H.W. Schmidt? Know I had a book by David Stirling, describing the exploits of the SAS in North Africa, but damned if I can find it. Used a program AVStoDVD to expand the downloaded .mkv files and burn to dvd. The movies Sea of Sand & Ice Cold in Alex turned out beautiful, and my wife even enjoyed watching them. The Long, and the Short, and the Tall was an .avi file, and didn't come out as nice, but still watchable. Any other suggestions SOB, pile em' on! Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I will have a think m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Was the book called, "The Phantom Major" the story of David Sterling and the SAS regiment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 This movie is not about the British or the allies, it's about The last months of Hitlers reign in Berlin, told through the eyes of his private secretary it is called "Downfall" if you are intersted in this aspect of WW2 and don't mind reading subtitles you will really enjoy this movie, one of the best i'v seen in recent years, it shows how the third reich finally crumbles and you actually feel for and admire some of the German officers in this movie and how they stood up to Hitler and put their lives on the line for their men, when he was hellbent on destroying everything, think the actor who plays Hitler was nominated for the Oscar for this movie too, it is a fantastic portrayal of Hitler, best i ever seen http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WT_s7PzcJpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinpuppy Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 3682 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 56 Topic Count: 178 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1834 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1747 Achievement Points: 14780 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/27/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 11 Birthday: 01/12/1960 Device: Android Share Posted October 15, 2013 I remember watching that every week with my dad. He is a WW2 1st army vet. You just brought back lots of old memories! Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) These are some i can think of with a British Theme @TheLastColdBeer, 1) Dunkirk 2) The Dam Busters 3) The Eagle Has Landed 4) The Battle of Britain 5) Bridge over the River Kwai You probably heard or seen some of these, especially like Bridge over the River Kwai which won a few Oscars i think, Dunkirk is often shown over here, shows the disaster at Dunkirk and the heroism of ordinary people who went in their fishing Boats to try and rescue the British and French troops from a massacre, great movie, you can watch the movie Dunkirk or i posted a TV version we done for the UK a few years ago which was very good and probably goes into it more then the movie does, think the TV version was done by the BBC if you want to search for it, both worth watching, The Battle of Britain is quite a famous movie too with some unbelievable flying scenes and of course it features the greatest airplane ever built, the Spitfire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8u0Vsyt2PaM http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KZ-2X609LRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sXs0-cFMERo Edited October 15, 2013 by Sonovabich TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenMan Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 410 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2033 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 428 Achievement Points: 10669 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/16/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2020 Birthday: 12/04/1948 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Sure do, in fact it is still on a local retro channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41093 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'll have to do some searching, it was a Ballantine book, but it wasn't The Phantom Major. Another of my favorite movies was The Train, starring Burt Lancaster. They must have had a ball making that movie, because all the train smash-ups were with the real thing. All these old locomotives & rolling stock were laying around awaiting the scrappers torch. Might as well crash a few making a war movie. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-WH2.html Here's a website that's a wealth of information on the New Zealand side of things in the desert. Endless info about the Greek & Crete battles. Detailed logs on the NZ LRDG participation. You could spend years reading all the history that was recorded. Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
FlowingGas Posted October 15, 2013 Member ID: 20348 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 26 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 3 Achievement Points: 200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 26, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 anyone remember cat weazel? ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted October 16, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'll have to do some searching, it was a Ballantine book, but it wasn't The Phantom Major. Another of my favorite movies was The Train, starring Burt Lancaster. They must have had a ball making that movie, because all the train smash-ups were with the real thing. All these old locomotives & rolling stock were laying around awaiting the scrappers torch. Might as well crash a few making a war movie. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-WH2.html Here's a website that's a wealth of information on the New Zealand side of things in the desert. Endless info about the Greek & Crete battles. Detailed logs on the NZ LRDG participation. You could spend years reading all the history that was recorded. yup so much that so many don't know about WW2 because the only history reference point is hollywood movies for a large majority, it was a world war with many countries involved all with great stories to tell but maybe because of lack of funding these stories are only told in print so many hear about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastColdBeer Posted October 16, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41093 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 16, 2013 Fell in love with the Humber 4x4 in Ice Cold in Alex. That's one handsome ride, especially w/soft top. Sonovabich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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