...and so, it begins...

Elvis said:

On this date, 85 years ago, Germany invades Poland and The War begins in ernest...


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Thumpalumpacus said:

I loved that series as a boy. AFRTS showed it in its entirety when I lived in Iran, and I watched religiously. I binge-watched it again about five years ago. It holds up.

Now I need to go dig up Victory at Sea.

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Elvis said:

I had a friend in HS who lived in Iran from the time he was about 10 until he moved here at about 15 y.o..
I remember him telling me he lived about 1/2 block from the end of town and his school was about a 1/2 mile away. On top of one of the buildings were a couple of guys manning a machine gun. Every day he walked to school, they had that machine gun trained on him until he got to the school. He was 10 years old.
Last I heard, he'd joined the Army. He should be about due to retire from that any time now, if he hasn't already.
Hope he's doin' ok.

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Thumpalumpacus said:

We didn't have anything like that until the revolution kicked off in 1978. Then, you started seeing armored cars and foot patrols, especially as curfew approached.

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Elvis said:

Yeah, that time line sounds about right.

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