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Monthly Archives: August 2007

ww2db.com Featured Image, #4

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

So you might have noticed that I’ve been writing a little about The Pacific War series, now filming in Australia. Lots of folks seem interested in this, so I’m going to ride this wave of interest where ever it takes me.
This week’s featured image shows the beach on Guadalcanal, and a beached transport (Kinugawa [...]

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ww2 book reviews in the Washington Post

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Reading the Book World section of the Washington Post, I came across two ww2 themed reviews.  An American Hero looks like a winner, and After the Reich looks like the dog of the pairing.  Check’em both out.
IKE–An American Hero
By Michael Korda
AFTER THE REICH–The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation
By Giles MacDonogh

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The Pacific War #7

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Dateline AUG 25, 2007–
Dale Dye has posted an update on The Pacific War project, now filming in Australia. He writes:
It’s hot and muggy here in tropical North Queensland just as it was on Guadalcanal back in August 1942. We’ve managed to sweat our way through a second week of filming on this epic and [...]

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Ken Burns and The War, #3

Friday, August 24, 2007

More than a few people are surfing in looking for info, so here are a few things about Ken Burns’ The War from youtube.
The trailer…which includes a bit from Paul Fussell, veteran and noted writer highlighted on these pages.

An interview… from Ken Burns that aired on PBS…

My previous two entries here highlighted some of the [...]

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ww2db.com Featured Image, #3

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

This week’s image comes from the nearly 100+ on display as part of the “WAVES: Women in the WW2 US Navy” article at ww2db.com. Many of the images are of women at work, and there is a kind of casual “oh hey…taking my picture, huh?!” vibe at work. But there [...]

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The Pacific War, #6

Sunday, August 19, 2007

TexasNick over www.pacificfans.com posted a link to a beach landing for the Pacific War series, now filming in Australia.
I would love to link up to this, but alas. Visit the link above, read the article, and check out the picture. Sadly, there is only one, and it’s not that big. This section [...]

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The Pacific War, #5

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Okay, this is a total poach…but what the heck.

Over at the new www.pacificfans.com forum, it looks like there is a cast member from the Pacific War mini-series, now filming in Australia. A gentleman named “schmoopy” posted this updated cast list via imageshack. The direct link to this thread is here.
This recent link [...]

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P-51 Crash, #3

Friday, August 17, 2007

Just after the recent p-51 crash in Oshkosh, I posted a link to images via Flickr and also to a video of the crash via the the Aero News Network site.  Since that video has been posted on youtube, I’ve posted a more direct link to it here.
Again, there is commentary from the creator, a [...]

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ww2db.com Featured Image, #2

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

As I was browsing the ww2db.com image archive late one night, I came across this gem of a 101st Airborne trooper…in color. There are more than a few 101st A/B ww2 images floating around in B/W…so this image caught my eye.
The caption (click on the image) reveals this is Corporal Louis E. Laird, though [...]

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P-51 Crash, #2

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

This just in from the NTSB.gov web site. It details the crash of the P-51A in preliminary form. Visit the web site linked here for the report on the P-51D.

NTSB Identification: CHI07FA243A
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 27, 2007 in Oshkosh, WI
Aircraft: Beck P-51A, registration: N8082U
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Uninjured.
This [...]

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