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French 9th Zouave 1940
German Stormtrooper WWI
Brigadier General Joshua Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) is best known for leading the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment in defending Little Round Top on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. After repulsing multiple Confederate assaults, suffering heavy casualties and running low on ammunition, he ordered a bayonet charge that disorganized the attacking Confederates and secured the Union's left flank. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Colonel Elmer Ellsworth
During the beginning of the American Civil War, Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (1837-1861) raised and commanded the 11th New York Infantry Regiment; many in the regiment were firemen who volunteered from New York City's firefighting companies. On May 24, 1861, while taking down a Confederate flag from an inn named the Marshall House in Alexandra, Virginia, he was shot and killed by the inn's proprietor James William Jackson. Private Francis Edwin Brownell, of Ellsworth's regiment, shot and bayonetted Jackson, killing him. Ellsworth is the first officer in the Union army to die in the Civil War.
German Conscript 1898 Drawn in late 2022
80 years ago on June 6, 1944, D-day began.
Wounded soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division on a smoke break after capturing Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Drawn in 2021.
The Scots Guards 1891
Drawn on May 19, 2022
Belgian Grenadier (Pre WW1)
Reference: Grenadier pre World War I - Colorized by OldHank
On July 21, 1944, The Second Battle of Guam begins.
Early German Stormtrooper 1916
Austro-Hungarian soldier throwing a Grenade, 1917
Austro-Hungarian infantryman with gasmask, breastplate, and melee weapon. Based on an illustration in the book Illustrierte Weltkriegschronik der Leipziger Illustrirten Zeitung 1915/1916 by Paul Schreckenbach, on page 537. You can find it here on the Internet Archive.
MIDWAY (Dir: Roland Emmerich, 2019).
The events of this true life WWII campaign were previously filmed as the similarly titled Midway aka Battle of Midway (Jack Smight, 1976). Not having seen the earlier account, I will not make comparisons between the two movies.
Midway begins with the events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor and chronicle the subsequent naval battle of the Pacific. Best known for directing big budget sci-fi blockbusters Stargate (1994) and Independence Day (1996), Roland Emmerich may seem an unlikely choice to helm a serious wartime drama. Midway, however, was pet project for Emmerich, one that he has fought to bring to the screen for many years.
Thankfully he tells the story straight. Certainly the special effects spectacle one expects from Emmerich is here to, as are the breathtaking action sequences. Yet these scenes are broken by the necessary detailing of the campaign. This pacing allows the action to breath and helps the movie be more than just an exercise in visual effects.
A fairly star-studded line-up was assembled for the movie, including Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid and Mandy Moore. As is often the case with these kind of movies, the actors are somewhat overshadowed by the spectacle. Although in fairness, the quality cast give solid performances throughout.
Midway is a decent movie, although one that, perhaps, brings nothing new to the war movie genre. A sense of the familiar is not necessarily a bad thing in a period movie but it’s underperformance at the box office suggests that old fashioned WWII features are a difficult sell to modern moviegoers, even with the presence of a Jonas Brother! That said, I did enjoy it. It is a worthy story, told in an impressively mounted and entertaining manner. If you want to watch it, it is worth catching it on the big screen where its spectacle can be fully appreciated.
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1917 (Dir: Sam Mendes, 2019).
A fact-based, fictionalised epic First World War drama from director Sam Mendes.
During WWI, Lance Corporals William Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) must risk their lives crossing no man’s land in order to deliver a message to call off a planned attack on the German army. With field telephone lines down, news that the attack would jeopardise the lives of 1600 Brits, including Tom’s brother Lieutenant Joseph Blake (Richard Madden), must be relayed in person.
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Greek(Medieval) Warfare;
Everyone is debating on whether the Greeks fought in a phalanx of bronze;
No one is wondering if the Greeks could afford to fight in a phalanx of bronze.
Sunday August 27, 2017: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario -
Hang on world, Canada is mobilizing to stop the terror to the south!
There’s a military event going on this weekend at Fort George historic site, with items from various Canadian conflicts. Check it out!
http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/activ/calendar-calendrier
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ABOUT HOW MURICA BASICALLY SPONSORED REVISIONISTS IN JAPAN WHO SAY THEY LITERALLY DID NOTHING WRONG AND SET UP A SHRINE TO GLORIFY THE WAR CRIMINALS
can we stop only blaming british people for colonialism and how they don’t take any responsibility today? because hi, spain massacred the entire center and south america. france? destroyed entire civilizations and ruled the worldwide slave market. european countries literally sat down and divided africa to themselves. y'all don’t get blame free just because it’s more trendy to be after british people on tumblr.
Sedan Castle, France.