Post by Herb on Jun 20, 2009 12:26:09 GMT -5
This is kind of late notice, but the History Channel has been running a series called Patton 360, following Patton's campaigns in WWII.
If you catch the series it is well worthwhile, while there is a lot of computer simulation, it's heavy on the archival footage from WWII, and best of all is the commentary from WWII participants.
One of my personal heros, COL Jimmie Leach, a company commander in Creighton Abrams' 37th Tank Battalion, has a lot of commentary on the campaign across France and the relief of Bastagone, (the 37th was the unit that broke through to the 101st). IIRC, Leach was wounded five times from July 1944, and never left his unit until after it had enterred Germany.
Also providing commentary, are LTC Irzek commander of the 8th Tank Battalion and quite a few former Privates and NCOs from WWII. There's also the usual historians and a couple of uniformed soldier from the modern Army (to include COL H. McMasters, who as a CPT and a Cavalry Troop Commander initiated the famous battle at 73 Easting).
It's been showing on Thurs and Fri nights, and like I said is well worthwhile.
If you catch the series it is well worthwhile, while there is a lot of computer simulation, it's heavy on the archival footage from WWII, and best of all is the commentary from WWII participants.
One of my personal heros, COL Jimmie Leach, a company commander in Creighton Abrams' 37th Tank Battalion, has a lot of commentary on the campaign across France and the relief of Bastagone, (the 37th was the unit that broke through to the 101st). IIRC, Leach was wounded five times from July 1944, and never left his unit until after it had enterred Germany.
Also providing commentary, are LTC Irzek commander of the 8th Tank Battalion and quite a few former Privates and NCOs from WWII. There's also the usual historians and a couple of uniformed soldier from the modern Army (to include COL H. McMasters, who as a CPT and a Cavalry Troop Commander initiated the famous battle at 73 Easting).
It's been showing on Thurs and Fri nights, and like I said is well worthwhile.
