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Eastern Front / Re: movies from the german perspective

« on: August 26, 2010, 04:54:10 PM »

I think Valkyrie and Downfall are good movies (Downfall is actually great) and tell a story when paired together.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/

I haven't watched this, but All Quiet on the Western Front is supposed to be a good WWI movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/

Das Boot is a great movie.  By the end you see just how Hellish WWII submarines were.

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Eastern Front / Commanders at War Stalingrad and Kursk Vids

« on: August 17, 2010, 06:50:07 PM »

First off, let me say a big thanks to the EF team.  You have made me once again addicted to COH.  Great work!

I thought you guys might enjoy these videos from last year's series Commanders at War on the Battle of Stalingrad and Kursk.  Excellent footage, discussion of tactics on both sides including infantry and armor, and reviews of weaponry used.

Commanders at War Stalingrad:

http://youtu.be/_NxgdUGfZlM

Commanders at War Kursk

http://youtu.be/MaZ2DQ678D8

For those WWII nuts like me, I just visited the BoB Museum in Bastogne.  I highly recommend it.  It's a little dated, but has a lot of great authentic items like weaponry, armor, and clothing.  It gave me a new sense of scale for all of these things I have read and thought about.  It was also cool seeing the Belgian countryside and how small the distances were.

Enjoy!

-Shawn