Movies and Films
This is the forum for Movie and Film discussions. Again, our topic is naval warfare in WWII for the most part.
RE: Nazism-Hollywood style
Posted by:
PETE J.R.
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Date: July 19, 2001 05:47AM
<HTML> I HAVE BEEN READING AND STUDYING ABOUT U-BOATS FOR A FEW YEARS.BACK IN APRIL OF 1945 MY FATHER IN THE U.S. NAVY,ON A PT BOAT STATIONED IN RHODE ISLAND,WAS RAMMED BY A U-BOAT .THE PT BOAT WAS SUNK LEAVING HIM IN THE WATER FOR QUITE A WHILE.SO I GOT A BIT INTERESTED IN THE U-BOAT WAR OFF THE U.S. COAST.TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,I\'VE TRIED TO READ AND WATCH AS MUCH MATERIAL AS I POSSIBLY CAN.IT SEAMS THAT WHAT I READ ABOUT THE CREWS AND IS PORTRAYED IN THE MOVIES IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!!!!! THESE SO-CALLED \"NAZI-PHANATICS\" WERE NOT THAT.!!!!!! THEY WERE SIMPLE GUYS WHO WENT TO THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY,NO QUESTIONS ASKED ,JUST LIKE ALL AMERICANS DID AT THE TIME.NOT EVERYONE BELEIVED IN \"THE PARTY\"....IT WAS THE DUTY OF EVERY DEUTCHER TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. </HTML>