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I can still hear Laurence Olivier's voice in the World at War series: "They code-named it Operation LIGHTFOOT. Sick joke if ever there was one...."I think there are still millions of mines out there.
My favorite episode of that entire series. The scene of the panzer crewmen frying eggs on the fender of their tank left quite an impression on me at the time.I can still hear Laurence Olivier's voice in the World at War series: "They code-named it Operation LIGHTFOOT. Sick joke if ever there was one...."
8th Army marching into Tripoli to the tune of "Leaving Port Askaig" gets me every time.....My favorite episode of that entire series. The scene of the panzer crewmen frying eggs on the fender of their tank left quite an impression on me at the time.
I can personally attest than one CAN fry an egg on an AFV in the desert, at least on an Bradley in the desert of western Iraq. Used to heat up our MRE's all the time as well by leaving them on the fender/hood(bonet) of the HUMMWV.That was actually propaganda footage. They used a torch to heat the fender hot enough to fry an egg. It get's hot in the desert,.... but not that hot.
I have the DVD series and for its day it was a good doco but it is definitely showing its age after nearly 50 years.
True, but still fun to watch.That was actually propaganda footage. They used a torch to heat the fender hot enough to fry an egg. It get's hot in the desert,.... but not that hot.
I have the DVD series and for its day it was a good doco but it is definitely showing its age after nearly 50 years.
I can personally attest than one CAN fry an egg on an AFV in the desert, at least on an Bradley in the desert of western Iraq. Used to heat up our MRE's all the time as well by leaving them on the fender/hood(bonet) of the HUMMWV.
It's fun to see Ernst-Otto Remer too.That's true. I especially like the interviews with Brian Horrocks (XXX Corps commander) both for Market-Garden and the Rhineland battles.
Almost throw my remote through the TV whenever I see Mark Clark.