Red Tails- Movie

[Guppy35]

There is another WW2 story he, and all, should also hear told. That of the 761'st Tank battalion who fought under George Patton. Or the brave drivers of The Red Ball Express without whom the army couldnt have moved.

I know of the stories.  He'll learn em all in time.  You should see the book shelves around here   Since WW2 aviation has been my passion for the last 40 years +, he, like my older son, gets the airplanes first

[Shifty]

After watching "Dogfights" today about the 332nd and then "Double Victory" this evening, my little Red Tail and I are ready for the movie.  I'll teach him the history when he gets older.  We're going to just enjoy seeing red tail Mustangs on a big screen

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The wife and I have date for it next Saturday. We watch the same programs last night. 

[Treize69]

There is another WW2 story he, and all, should also hear told. That of the 761'st Tank battalion who fought under George Patton. Or the brave drivers of The Red Ball Express without whom the army couldnt have moved.

761st being inherently superior to any of the others due to it being an armored formation.  

[Melvin]

Yeah, I don't think the 761st will be getting any movies made.'

Not after what Patton said about them.

[Treize69]

Yeah, I don't think the 761st will be getting any movies made.'

Not after what Patton said about them.

Patton's an overrated prima-donna who only got such success out of his troops because he drove them nearly to death and didn't give two s***s about casualties as long as they were moving forward. He's the US Army's Twentieth Century version of Custer, only this time with the numbers and equipment to back his monstrous ego instead of just a Regiment against a whole alliance.

Not to mention he was a bigoted ass.

[Karnak]

I'd take Bradley over Patton, myself.

[DrBone1]

       

[Treize69]

I'd take Bradley over Patton, myself.

Agreed.

[Penguin]

Patton's an overrated prima-donna who only got such success out of his troops because he drove them nearly to death and didn't give two s***s about casualties as long as they were moving forward. He's the US Army's Twentieth Century version of Custer, only this time with the numbers and equipment to back his monstrous ego instead of just a Regiment against a whole alliance.

Not to mention he was a bigoted ass.

Patton the heartless, bigoted, egotistic A-Hole.  I learn something new every day.

-Penguin

[Masherbrum]

Patton's an overrated prima-donna who only got such success out of his troops because he drove them nearly to death and didn't give two s***s about casualties as long as they were moving forward. He's the US Army's Twentieth Century version of Custer, only this time with the numbers and equipment to back his monstrous ego instead of just a Regiment against a whole alliance.

Not to mention he was a bigoted ass.

You are correct. 

[Crythos]

Some preview clips here,

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox/redtails/

[Slate]

  Skuzzy has another thread to move to the O'Club. 

[Babalonian]

In the Stewart interview, Lucas said he wanted to make the movie as an inspiration to teenage boys.

And... because, chyaknow... Lucas's good budy, Mr. HiTech, tipped him off on all that money that there is to be made targeting us ol'-duffer WWII-aviation-history fans.      

Patton the heartless, bigoted, egotistic A-Hole.  I learn something new every day.

-Penguin

He had a heart.... it was just made outa the same cold steel as his tanks, and issued to him by the Army.

[Babalonian]

Patton the heartless, bigoted, egotistic A-Hole.  I learn something new every day.

-Penguin

He had a heart.... it was just made outa the same cold steel as his tanks.

[Rich52]

Patton's an overrated prima-donna who only got such success out of his troops because he drove them nearly to death and didn't give two s***s about casualties as long as they were moving forward. He's the US Army's Twentieth Century version of Custer, only this time with the numbers and equipment to back his monstrous ego instead of just a Regiment against a whole alliance.

Not to mention he was a bigoted ass.

I think Patton changed over time, the performance of the 761'st helping to educate him. Just like it changed the infantrymen the 761'st supported. Just like the Army changed ; Just like the country changed. If theres one hisorical fact that pisses me off its the fact that German POWs in America could walk into a PX, or sit at a lunch counter, when American soldiers of color, fresh from the fighting, could not. That will always be a permanent stain on our history.

But in combat, with the bullets flying, racism didnt last one second.