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CurzonDax said:Also I quite enjoyed Pearl and U-571. I like the 40's and 50's shoot 'em up WWII movies and these two reminded me of that.
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try reading Behind the Glory by Ted Barris I think it does a better job and is more factual in comparing some of the anecdotesKraziKanuK said:If one wants to read about the BCATP get
Wings of Victory
Spencer Dunmore
ISBN 0-7710-2918-7
From the book, 131,553 aircrew graduated from Oct 1940 to Mar 1945. The total does not include 5,296 RAF and FAA aircrew trained prier to July 1942 which at that period was not part of the BCATP.
CurzonDax said:I thought it was along the lines of Crash Dive!, Operation Pacific, and Destination Tokyo. I was willing to for go fact, truth, and history for what was a fun flick. I knew the history behind it and I knew it was not going to be factual but who cares? If I want fact I I'll go see Das Boot, and end up depressed afterwards. U-571 was fun.
CurzonDax said:The same with Pearl Harbor. It was a nostalgia movie. So what again if it was not factual. It had great air-to-air shots
CurzonDax said:and not to mention it had Kate Beckinsale. (Underworld: Evolution ROCKS!!!).
CurzonDax said:I know these movies were wrong, my wife knew they were wrong, my friends knew they were wrong, hell even my pet cat knew they were wrong. But who cares, they were fun. Again if I wanted to see a factual Pearl movie I'll go see Tora Tora Tora and again be depressed. Sometimes its good to get lost in the fantasy and let the goodguys win as long as we stay grounded in facts and reality.
CurzonDax said:Look it does not matter how accurate or inaccurate the movie is there will always be people that see these movies as gospel.