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Stevekir
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I have just watched episode 1 of this 2-parter and found it very interesting. Others might also. It follows the men of a tank crew during the N. African and Italian campagnes. Lots of battle scenes with movies of various tanks. It will be repeated on 24 November at 23:00. Besides showing tanks in action (and it is quite an exciting story about WWII) it has details of various types of tanks which might help modellers.
Episode 1, BBC4 (repeat): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pvbds
Episode 2, BBC4 (new): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pzv78 and no doubt repeated as well.
Having watched several of similar films and trying to imagine the ghastly conditions (and if that wasn't enough, being shot at as well!), I admire the stoicism of the men and their bravery. We live in another vastly more comfortable, relaxed, carefree, fun-filled, wealthy and possibly more trivial age than they came from as they joined up with enthusiasm and a smile. Without wanting to be controversial, I wonder if their age-group today would go like such lambs to the slaughter. Myself, if I were 20 today, I wouldn't, certainly not with a smile. I'd probably have to be forced.
Episode 1, BBC4 (repeat): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pvbds
Episode 2, BBC4 (new): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pzv78 and no doubt repeated as well.
Having watched several of similar films and trying to imagine the ghastly conditions (and if that wasn't enough, being shot at as well!), I admire the stoicism of the men and their bravery. We live in another vastly more comfortable, relaxed, carefree, fun-filled, wealthy and possibly more trivial age than they came from as they joined up with enthusiasm and a smile. Without wanting to be controversial, I wonder if their age-group today would go like such lambs to the slaughter. Myself, if I were 20 today, I wouldn't, certainly not with a smile. I'd probably have to be forced.
