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Never too early to introduce the youngsters to the horrors of war *
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Posted by Jackie
on January 30, 2024, 18:02:24, in reply to "
Can my 8 year old watch this?
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He’s huge into WWI right now, especially the airplanes
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Carl Spackler
January 25, 2024, 21:35:24
Can my 8 year old watch this?
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TarheelIllini
January 30, 2024, 18:01:02
First episode, dude catches a round to the face.
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KingTalkyTiki
January 31, 2024, 12:51:25
Is that the referenced gore or the referenced sex scene?*
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DT
January 31, 2024, 13:24:48
There is a ton of gore, cursing, and nudity (including a sex scene)
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 31, 2024, 6:23:41
Yeah, well wait*
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TarheelIllini
January 31, 2024, 8:23:38
Never too early to introduce the youngsters to the horrors of war *
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Jackie
January 30, 2024, 18:02:24
He’s 8 and knows a ton about the different types of guns, etc
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TarheelIllini
January 30, 2024, 18:41:23
I need a new treadmill show and this is on Netflix. May need to start.*
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
January 29, 2024, 22:02:52
David Schwimmer is my bad ass army instructor?*
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
January 30, 2024, 17:53:50
He plays the role to perfection.*
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 31, 2024, 8:57:41
My great uncle that recently passed away was a librarian at BlackBerry College and an amateur writer
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harb
January 29, 2024, 17:54:58
my Great Uncle Don flew the hump *
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Throwsize
January 31, 2024, 12:56:00
I just started watching the original BoB for the first time (sp)
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OB25
January 29, 2024, 17:47:07
I would literally pay money to be able to watch it for the first time again*
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 29, 2024, 18:47:16
I've never seen it, but your response convinced me that I should finally give it a shot. I just
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Philo
January 31, 2024, 12:47:31
He's not around long...*
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KingTalkyTiki
January 31, 2024, 12:52:38
And he’s basically the laughingstock*
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Carl Spackler
January 31, 2024, 12:55:31
And as stated above, he plays the role to perfection
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 31, 2024, 13:21:24
I need to watch it one of these years. I am sure I’d really like it. The book was very good.
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DT
January 29, 2024, 20:56:42
I remember tearing ass back from Bloomington Normal to get into my parents living room by 8pm
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ijustkrushalot
January 29, 2024, 18:51:02
Hey can you guys remind me what the best WW2 Air Force related non-fiction books are?*
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Carl Spackler
January 29, 2024, 15:07:59
The best movie is "Twelve O'Clock High"
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Duhawker
January 29, 2024, 20:36:48
A couple of recommendations that probably aren’t what you are looking for
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DT
January 29, 2024, 17:54:26
Watched both episodes last night. Throughly enjoyed them...
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KingTalkyTiki
January 29, 2024, 12:41:12
I was pretty underwhelmed by the first two episodes. In my view, no where near BoB or Pacific. But,
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LovetheChief
January 29, 2024, 13:18:52
Also underwhelmed. And the review in the Wash Post was harsh.*
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Potomac
January 29, 2024, 14:46:11
I did a BoB to Pacific and right into MoA watch through, which makes it hard to not compare
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 29, 2024, 13:03:43
I like that this seems to be following a single group, like BoB.
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Carl Spackler
January 29, 2024, 12:57:40
Watched them Friday night
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LWillhite
January 29, 2024, 12:48:00
Sometimes it’s hard to think of what a horror that experience was
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 29, 2024, 12:45:35
That first bombing raid in Episode one (sp-ish)
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KingTalkyTiki
January 29, 2024, 14:27:28
Re: That first bombing raid in Episode one (sp-ish)
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Carl Spackler
January 29, 2024, 15:10:07
Oh and enjoy this rabbit hole.
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KingTalkyTiki
January 29, 2024, 14:32:47
there was a lot of interesting theory development about the use of strategic bombers before WWII
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illiniranger
January 29, 2024, 14:31:14
Explaining the German dearth of heavy bombers which hindered them in the Battle of Britain...
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KingTalkyTiki
January 29, 2024, 14:34:59
On the flip side, despite the gargantuan amount of resources and lives the US and UK poured into…
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DT
January 29, 2024, 18:10:11
But at least we learned lessons, so Operation Rolling Thunder won the Vietnam war for us.*
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DT
January 29, 2024, 18:17:55
also decided to not do a long range bomber due to resource constraints
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illiniranger
January 29, 2024, 14:39:48
I remember reading somewhere that the Nazis were surprised that US didn't care about Goddard
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 29, 2024, 14:45:26
I would unwind "decided to... due to resource constraints"
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ijustkrushalot
January 29, 2024, 14:42:52
Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze is a really fascinating history looking at the war…
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DT
January 29, 2024, 18:01:52
ooh that sounds up my alley
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ijustkrushalot
January 29, 2024, 18:29:33
I read Hastings’ history of Vietnam and thought it was really good
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DT
January 29, 2024, 18:40:49
I've read Inferno, Armageddon, and Retribution about WWII
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ijustkrushalot
January 29, 2024, 18:49:59
I think Catch-22 captured that fairly well, in its own way
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ijustkrushalot
January 29, 2024, 12:53:01
Related. Heard a 9 min recorded piece more in depth on Capt Sobel
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illini thunder
January 26, 2024, 0:22:00
Just finished a 2 week re-watch of BoB and Pacific
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
January 25, 2024, 21:46:19
Don’t have Apple+ so I’m curious to hear how this one is. Sounds fascinating. *
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harb
January 25, 2024, 21:39:39
all episodes or weekly?*
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biclops
January 25, 2024, 21:36:01
First two today, then one per week*
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jayd
January 25, 2024, 22:45:20
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