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Post by TKennedy on Dec 3, 2021 15:29:03 GMT -5
Fascinating series on YouTube. This is my favorite so far. Mobilizing the capitalistic giants of industry vs. the National Socialist government control of factories is an interesting comparison.
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Post by Marty on Dec 3, 2021 15:32:51 GMT -5
Now on my Watch Later list.
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Post by t-bob on Dec 3, 2021 17:39:09 GMT -5
I liked the reels before the Film on RKO theatre..... early 1950s.... and the rockettes
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2021 17:51:19 GMT -5
Wow! I'll have to take a look, Terry. My department teaches parts of mobilization and the bridge between the industrial base and strategic logistics. On a smaller note, I didn't know until recently that we were able to leverage some reemerging industrial capacity in liberated portions of France to produce weapons and vehicle parts after D Day. And yes, I fully understand that my interest in this makes me a logistics nerd.  |
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Post by Cornflake on Dec 3, 2021 18:21:36 GMT -5
Looks interesting. I recently read Freedom's Forge: How American Business produced victory in World War II by Arthur Herman. I found it fascinating, although overly larded with the author's political views.
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Post by t-bob on Dec 3, 2021 18:35:35 GMT -5
That's what I waited for the WWII series. The tiny TV black/white. (Dumont with record player)
VICTORY AT SEA
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Bringing The Great Second World War Home and into the 1950's Living Rooms to the Veterans and their Families,Who were too Young to Remember its Occurrence.
GLORIFYING not GLAMORIZING World War II.
We've had quite a few documentary series about World War II on the regular Television programming. Without looking up any information in some encyclopedia or film book, it seems that this old memory can recollect most names entirely on it's own.
There was CRUSADE IN EUROPE,which was the title of the war memoirs of one General of the Army and later the 33rd President of the United States of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower. It told the story of the conflict in Europe as viewed by the Supreme Allied Commander.
Then there was a CRUSADE IN THE PACIFIC(subject matter self-explanatory),which I don't remember much about. Newspaper Man/Author, Jim Bishop was the host/navigator of BATTLELINE.
And there was the excellent WINSTON CHURCHILL, THE VALIANT YEARS.* The Series was a co-production of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the American Broadcasting Company. It first aired in 1960-61 season here in The States and boasts of having Richard Burton's speaking the words of Sir Winston.
It is the 1952 NBC Television Network's Production of our subject matter today, this VICTORY AT SEA that wins the cigar, hands down.
To begin with, this had to have taken the production several years of carefully and literally sorting through thousands of hours of film. The movie footage referred to here was the official filmed record taken by members of the Armed Forces of the United States, independent newsreel film, Motion Picture Record of our other Allied Partner Nations,as well as captured Axis pictures from Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan.
Once that was accomplished, the various corresponding film had to be cut and edited into a series of 1/2 hour installments. This was done with great skill, being that there were so many scene changes, whether done abruptly or as a dissolve. The look of ever episode appears as smooth as if it had been a single motion picture project.
The writing of the Spoken Word to accompany this finest of real life film was no less amazing and unique. The highly polished and meaningful eloquence wastes not a word and at times even understates the description of action, rather than exaggerating it. The narration goes to Mr. Ralph Graves, who was a talented Actor of Stage, Film, Radio and Television. He certainly gained a measure of immortality by way of his golden toned voicing of the written episode descriptions.
Lastly, VICTORY AT SEA enjoys the luxury of having an original score, both opening theme and incidental music, penned by Richard Rodgers of Broadway fame.(Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein) His compositions are intricate, full, variable and even "classic" in the true sense.
The Classical Arrangement was played by the NBC Sympphony Orchestra under the Direction of Robert Russell Bennett and as a soundtrack record/cassette tape/compact disk, it has been continually available and in demand ever since its first release, 55 years ago! And, really small wonder, for it is this musical score that is so mesmerizing to the viewer/listener. It truly puts the frosting on this cake.
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 3, 2021 18:53:05 GMT -5
I can’t see that youtube, but in the last couple weeks there was something on discovery or one of those channels that showed how some of the ‘titans “ of industry flipped in their dislike of Roosevelt and saved the day. DuPont, Ford and one or two others.
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Post by TKennedy on Dec 3, 2021 18:58:49 GMT -5
I can’t see that youtube, but in the last couple weeks there was something on discovery or one of those channels that showed how some of the ‘titans “ of industry flipped in their dislike of Roosevelt and saved the day. DuPont, Ford and one or two others. That is covered in great detail in this series. |
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 3, 2021 22:50:23 GMT -5
My father, who was radio/belly gunner on B-17s, said a couple times that I can remember that the Studabaker engines were the good ones.
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Post by TKennedy on Dec 6, 2021 0:39:46 GMT -5
This is a good one. What was accomplished in multiple areas of U.S. war production in an era of slide rules and drafting tables is truly astonishing. Don’t just build a massive factory or shipyard, might as well build a town complete with hospitals, schools, and day care centers for the workers while you’re at it. Get it done in six months? No problem!
Will the rapid mobilization of private industry to develop, produce, and distribute the mRNA vaccines in record time be viewed the same way? I think perhaps.
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Post by coachdoc on Dec 6, 2021 2:29:01 GMT -5
My Dad was a navigator in a B-17 during the war. He said he avoided being shell shocked as he couldn’t see the people he killed. He participated in the fire bombing of Dresden and was in the first bomber over Normandy beach. He didn’t like talking about the war.
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Post by Marty on Dec 6, 2021 9:08:32 GMT -5
Part 5 tonight. Enjoying this.
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Post by kbcolorado on Dec 6, 2021 9:54:34 GMT -5
Slogged my way through this one during the summer. Fascinating history of the family company that armed no only Germany but much of Europe and beyond for generations.  |
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Post by Marty on Dec 6, 2021 14:52:20 GMT -5
Slogged my way through this one during the summer. Fascinating history of the family company that armed no only Germany but much of Europe and beyond for generations. War is a big business. |
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Post by david on Dec 6, 2021 15:46:52 GMT -5
Terry,
Thanks for the recommendations - added to my watch list too.
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Post by Cornflake on Dec 6, 2021 19:22:42 GMT -5
"War is a big business."
That's part of why we keep having them.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 6, 2021 21:22:53 GMT -5
Slogged my way through this one during the summer. Fascinating history of the family company that armed no only Germany but much of Europe and beyond for generations. War is a big business. Slogged thru that one years ago. Couldn’t finish it. But I read most and it was very interesting. Schlock Barons. ( smokestack barons). |
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