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One of the best war movies ever made. A good story, good acting and all wound around a time in the war when the destiny of the world was being decided.
John Mills plays a corporal who takes charge of his unit when their officer is killed and subsequently leads them all back to the beaches of Dunkirk and rescue.
The film also shows the pale faced bravery of the swarms of civilians in their little boats who sailed across one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world to rescue 400'000 trapped Brit soldiers at Dunkirk. These "men" were aged between 14 and 75 and all volunteers. Many were killed.
Any American who wants to try and understand the strange Brit mentality should watch both "Dunkirk" and "The Battle of Britain" and then decide in "the special relationship", who owes whom what?
Forget the history, buy the movie and enjoy!
John Mills plays a corporal who takes charge of his unit when their officer is killed and subsequently leads them all back to the beaches of Dunkirk and rescue.
The film also shows the pale faced bravery of the swarms of civilians in their little boats who sailed across one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world to rescue 400'000 trapped Brit soldiers at Dunkirk. These "men" were aged between 14 and 75 and all volunteers. Many were killed.
Any American who wants to try and understand the strange Brit mentality should watch both "Dunkirk" and "The Battle of Britain" and then decide in "the special relationship", who owes whom what?
Forget the history, buy the movie and enjoy!
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 9:03:02 AM PDT
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It's not the fault of the average American that they are unaware of the massive contribution made by the British and their Commonwealth.
It's the fault of your film and TV producers who think that the only way they can attract American audiences is to only show what the USA did in the war. I think that is an insult to American intelligence!
Very few Americans are aware of Bletchley Park (whose code-breakers shortened the war by two years by breaking all the German codes and they also broke the Japanese Red/Blue/Purple codes in 1941 and passed the details to Washington).
How many Americans are aware of the British Pacific Fleet that fought at Tarawa, Okinama etc? 20 Aircraft Carriers, 6 Battleships, 25 Cruisers and hundreds of other vessels.
Did you know that in 1942, the USA had no fighter able to combat the German ME109 on equal terms? The British lent you 600 Spitfires (read "Uncle Sam's Spitfires!)
But, apart from all that, you're a lovely people and I am treated so well every time I visit the USA (common question in the South -Y'all not from around here?)
It's the fault of your film and TV producers who think that the only way they can attract American audiences is to only show what the USA did in the war. I think that is an insult to American intelligence!
Very few Americans are aware of Bletchley Park (whose code-breakers shortened the war by two years by breaking all the German codes and they also broke the Japanese Red/Blue/Purple codes in 1941 and passed the details to Washington).
How many Americans are aware of the British Pacific Fleet that fought at Tarawa, Okinama etc? 20 Aircraft Carriers, 6 Battleships, 25 Cruisers and hundreds of other vessels.
Did you know that in 1942, the USA had no fighter able to combat the German ME109 on equal terms? The British lent you 600 Spitfires (read "Uncle Sam's Spitfires!)
But, apart from all that, you're a lovely people and I am treated so well every time I visit the USA (common question in the South -Y'all not from around here?)
