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- Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:12 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: All Quiet on the Western Front
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2568
Re: All Quiet on the Western Front
Pat, I agree with your assessment of "based on" rather than an adaptation. Also, I couldn't help but think of Eric Bogle's song "The Green Fields of France", which I have read was translated and used as an anti-war song in Germany in the'80's. I wonder if the film makers were fam...
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 4:18 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: All Quiet on the Western Front
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2568
All Quiet on the Western Front
I watched the new interpretation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" (dubbed into English). To my uneducated eye, uniforms and equipment seemed good, and it seemed realistic. But, if I had seen this without knowing the title, I'm not sure I would have associated it with the book. This vers...
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Book on swords and sabers?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2850
Re: Book on swords and sabers?
Dusan, Thanks for touching base with me. I had almost forgotten about all this, but was reminded when I had a few things out for cleaning. I couldn't find the emails we exchanged, and could not recall the details. I certainly look forward to the publication. If you or your publisher need any further...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:44 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Book on swords and sabers?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2850
Book on swords and sabers?
A few years ago we had a thread on US sidearms (it's still around in the archive section). I posted a photo of a saber I have, and some information about it. A little while later, I was contacted by a Society member about that piece. I can't remember who it was, and I can no longer find the emails w...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:45 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Rhine Rodeo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1310
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
I told that bastard not to light his pipe while he was in the can. . .Pat Holscher wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:41 am From April 2, 1918. Ft. Sill Oklahoma
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- Fri Dec 20, 2019 9:22 am
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Midway movie
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1793
Midway movie
I went to see "Midway" the other day, and was impressed with the detail of the CGI. I was also somewhat disappointed by the almost overwhelming reliance on CGI and the CGI colors seemed muted. Overall, though, I thought it was a bit over-acted. I expect the difficulty of trying to act in f...
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:29 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: The Perfect Horse
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1825
The Perfect Horse
I just finished reading, and thoroughly enjoying Elizabeth Letts' "The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis.
Have any of y'all read this one? I'd like to know what you think of it.
http://www.elizabethletts.com/the-perfect-horse/
Have any of y'all read this one? I'd like to know what you think of it.
http://www.elizabethletts.com/the-perfect-horse/
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:31 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Interesting CW Photos from the Library of Congress
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4306
Re: Interesting CW Photos from the Library of Congress
Thanks!
I love browsing that collection, but just wasn't able to find this particular image. Got it now.
I love browsing that collection, but just wasn't able to find this particular image. Got it now.
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:10 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Interesting CW Photos from the Library of Congress
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4306
Re: Interesting CW Photos from the Library of Congress
I've been looking through the LoC website, and I can't locate this image. Is there some additional identifier that I'm missing?
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: They Shall Not Grow Old
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2233
Re: They Shall Not Grow Old
I was lucky enough to see this recently, and it's one of the most powerful films I've seen. Now, apparently they missed a cut-off date for something or other, so it's not eligible for an Academy Award for 2018, but because it was released in 2018, it can't be considered for 2019, either. If ever a d...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
"My, it IS spacious inside, isn't it?"
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:04 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Title card
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3228
Title card
I like the new look, and I like the "title card" for this particular section. It's a drawing I shared with the Society some years ago. It is part of a small collection brought home by my grandfather after WW1. He found them in an abandoned farmhouse in France. There are a couple that are m...
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Arlington cemetery caissons
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2075
Re: Arlington cemetery caissons
That saddler! It'd be a pleasure to watch and learn from him.
- Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:01 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
Pat, I wish I knew the story behind this photo. It turned up on facebook, and I couldn't resist.
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:10 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
This one needs a caption:
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:02 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
"I say old chap, what a spot of luck. Either loo will be fine from now on."Pat Holscher wrote:24955r.jpg
- Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:36 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4405
Re: What are you reading?
I've been drifting through Bernard Cornwell's Saxon stories. It's my first taste of his writing, and while I can't comment on the historicity, I've enjoyed it so far. Also, I'm reading "On the Border with Crook", by John Bourke and "Three Years Among the Comanches" by Nelson Lee....
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:08 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Caption the Photo. . . .
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50923
Re: Caption the Photo. . . .
"My gun's bigger than yours . . ."Pat Holscher wrote:
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:55 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7228
Re: Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas to the fellowship.